Thursday, 16 January 2014

Physics Made Simple:Electric Current Electromotive force and Ohm"s Law

Electromotive force:

The amount of energy supplied by the battery in pushing one coulomb of charge ( electrons) from its positive to its negative terminal through battery is known as the Electromotive force.

If one end A of a conductor is connected to positive terminal of a battery and the other end B is connected to negative terminal of battery,an electric field gets generated that leads to flow of current from A to B ie from a Higher to a Lower Potential.

In order for the current flow to be continuous,chemical processes in the battery pump the electrons to negative terminal B through the battery when they reach terminal A.

The electromotive force is the energy supplied by battery in pushing the electron from its positive to negative terminal.

Ohm”s Law:

The value of Current I passing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference V applied across its ends,provided the temperature and the physical state of the conductor doesnot change.

V = I R

Where V is the voltage applied across the conductor ends

I is the current flowing through the conductor

R is the Resistance of the conductor.


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