WJEC Additional Science (Physics)

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Electricity

4. Simple electrical circuits

(a) Voltmeters and ammeters
(a) Ammeter and voltmeter connections
(a) Ammeter circuits
(a) Volemeter circuits

14-16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Problems/Ammeter circuits
14-16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Problems/Voltmeter circuits

(b) Resistance
(a) Resistance

(c) Resistance equation
(a) Resistance
(a) Ohm's law

14-16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Problems/Ohm's law and resistance

(d) Variation of current with voltage
(a) Ohm 's law
(a) Variation of current with voltage (16-19)

14- 16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Experiments/Ohm's Law

5. Safety features used in mains circuits

(a) Live, neutral and earth wires
(a) Live, neutral and earth wires (11-14)

(b) Fuses and earth lead
(a) Fuses and earth lead (11-14)
(a) Fuses plugs and switches (11-14)

(c) Electrical power
(a) Electrical power

14-16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Problems/Electrical power

14-16/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Experiments/Power of a lamp and a small motor

(d) Miniature circuit breakers and residual current devices
(a) Fuses and circuit breakers (11-14)

More material needed here.

(e) Domestic supply voltages
(a) Electrical safety (11-14)
(a) House electrical circuits (11-14)

More material needed here.

Further text, problems and experiments will be added later.