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2 1 Introduction to Electricity

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4 3 Lighting an Electric Bulb Light Bulb Switch Battery Electron Flow + -

5 4 Atoms Building blocks for all matter Composed of three particle types: –Protons are Positively Charged –Electrons are Negatively Charged –Neutrons are Neutral

6 5 Atoms In the Bohr theory of the atom (named after Niels Bohr, 1885–1962), electrons orbit a nucleus containing neutrons and protons. Attraction between the opposite charges of electrons and protons keeps atoms together.

7 6 The Atom Electrons orbit around nucleus in shells Set number (2n 2 ) of electrons allowed in each shell (n)

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9 8 Valence shell that is not full encourages electron movement to surrounding atoms. This movement, when it occurs in the same direction, is electric current.

10 9 Electric Charge Atoms can lose electrons or gain electrons due to friction, heat, light, or magnetic energy.

11 10 CONDUCTORS Materials that loose electrons with very little applied energy are good conductors (copper, salt water). Additional energy causes electrons to flow from atom to atom (electric current). INSULATORS Takes large amount of energy to conduct a very slight electric current.

12 11 Potential, Potential Difference, Voltage There is a force of attraction between negative and positively charged atoms. Pressure to equalize their charge is known as potential, potential difference or voltage. Voltage also known as electromotive force (EMF). Voltage has a polarity associated with it. The symbol is E or V. It is measured in the units of Volts (v).

13 12 potential energy The attraction of opposite charges means that energy is required to pull them apart, and that energy can be recovered when they come together again. In between, we say that the energy is kept as potential energy.

14 13 potential energy The most familiar form of potential energy is gravitational potential energy. Because of the gravitational attraction between the earth and the objects on it, lifting objects gives them potential energy. When an object is dropped, that potential energy is rapidly converted into kinetic energy, which is even more rapidly converted into other forms of energy when the object hits something (e.g., sound, heat, kinetic energy of broken pieces). The more mass something has and the higher we lift it, the more potential energy it has.

15 14 Potential and Potential Energy In electricity, the quantity analogous to height is voltage, usually indicated by the symbol V. Increasing the voltage of one coulomb of charge by one volt gives it one joule (J) of electrical potential energy, named after James P. Joule (1818–1889). 1 volt = 1 J / 1 C There is a special unit for the amount of energy one electron gets when its potential is reduced by one volt, an electron-volt (symbol: eV), which equals 1.6 x 10 -19 J.

16 15 Electrostatic Field Positive Charge + - Negative Charge Lines of force, like magnetic lines of force

17 16 Current The flow of electrons through a conductor. Symbol for current is I Measured in Amperes, Amps, or A

18 17 Electric Current I, Current in Ampere = Coulomb of charge / sec 1 A = 1 Coulomb of charge / sec = 6.24 x 10 18 electrons / sec

19 18 Resistance Resistance is the opposition to the electron flow. Amount of current through a material depends on type and physical dimensions of the material. Resistance is measured in ohms (  ). Symbol is R. If 1 volt is applied across a resistor and causes a current of 1 A, then the resistor has a resistance of 1 . R = V / I = 1v / 1A = 1 

20 19 Ohm’s Law Mathematical relationship between voltage, current, and resistance R = V / I V = I x R I = V / R

21 20 Symbols

22 21 Fundamental electrical symbols

23 22 Electricity On Human Body Electrical factors determining shock level: –Resistance –Voltage –Current Lower the body resistance, greater the shock hazard

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25 24 SHOCKS Any voltage above 30V considered dangerous Any current above 5mA considered dangerous Danger of shock increases as voltage increases

26 25 SHOCKS 0 - 1mA- no sensation 0 - 5mA- Safe current values 20mA- Painful shock and inability to let go 50mA- Heart convulsions, usually fatal 1000mA- Current in 100W lamp can kill up to 20 adults


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