Monday, July 9, 2012

voltage/current


Voltage:

The difference in the potential of two charged bodies is called potential difference.

Potential Difference between two points is the work done per unit charge when a charge is moved from one point to the other.is called voltage

The defining equation for this is,

V = W/Q
Where:

V = the voltage in volts.
W= energy in joules.
Q = is the charge in coulombs,

Current:

The rate of charge flow of one coulomb per second.

Mathematically, this can be expressed as:

    I = Q/t

Where:

I = the current in amperes.
Q= the charge in coulombs.
t = the time in seconds.
Two types of current: the direct current and an alternating current

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