Attaching Meters

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Attaching Meters

Learning-Connections Clipart

 

Ammeter - Measures Current

 

 

 

 

Voltmeter - Measures Voltage
(Potential Difference)

(= Energy Change/Coulomb)

 

Voltmeters
are connected 'in parallel'

Ammeters
 are connected 'in series' 

 Find Ammeter, Voltmeter
 

 

 

 

Which circuit is correct?

 

 

June 2006 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching Meters
St. Mary's H.S.

 

 

 


Circuit Challenge

(Jan. 2001)

a) I1 = ?

IT = I1 + I2

 

 

10.0 A =   I1 + 4.0 A

 

I1 = 6.0 A

 

 

 

 

 

b) VT = ?

 

VT = V1 = V2

 

V2 = IR

 

= 4.0 A (30. ohms)

 

V2 = 120 V

 

So,

 

VT = 120 V

 

 

 

 

 


Identify the switch in

the circuit and circuit

diagram shown below.

 

Dorling Kindersley Books

 

Flash Animations for Physics - David M. Harrison

 

 

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