Difference between revisions of "Potential Difference"
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A bulb will be brighter if the voltage is higher. | | style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A bulb will be brighter if the voltage is higher. | ||
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| + | [[Potential Difference]] is how much [[energy]] is [[Energy Transfer|transferred]] by a [[Electrical Current|current]]. | ||
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| + | ===About Potential Difference=== | ||
| + | : '''Potential Difference''' is [[measure]]d using a [[Voltmeter]]. | ||
| + | : The [[SI Unit|units]] of '''potential difference''' are [[Volt]]s ([[V]]). | ||
| + | : '''Potential Difference''' is sometimes described as the 'push' that moves a [[Electrical Current|current]] around a [[circuit]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 25 October 2018
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Voltage is how much push electricity has.
About Voltage
- The bigger the voltage the more push the electricity has to go around the circuit.
- Adding another cell to the circuit in series will increase the voltage.
- With a bigger voltage a lamp will be brighter and a buzzer will be louder.
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| A series circuit with one cell and one bulb. | A bulb will be brighter if the voltage is higher. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Potential Difference is how much energy is transferred by a current.