Electrical Quantities
Definitions
Charge
Charge is a fundamental property of some particle. It is the cause of the electromagnetic force, and it is a basic aspect of describing electrical effects
Coulombs
Charge is measured in coulombs, C. One coulomb is the quantity of charge that passes a point in a conductor per second when one ampere of current is flowing in the conductor
Voltage
The electrical quantity Voltage is a measure of the amount of energy a component transfer per unit of charge passing through it
Equations
Electromotive Force (EMF)
Supply Voltage
Ampere
Ampere is the movement of one coulomb of charge per second
Electrical Current
Rate of Flow of Charge
Electron Volt
Is the amount of energy an electron gains by passing through a voltage of 1V
Resistance
Is the opposition to the flow of electrical current
Ohm's Law
States that the current through a component is directly proportional to the voltage across it, providing the temperature remains the same.
Resistivity
Of a material is defined as the same value as the resistance between opposite faces of a cubic metre of the materials
Drift Velocity
The slow overall movement of the charges in a current
Semiconductors
Have a lower resistivity than insulators, but higher than conductors. they usually only have small numbers of delocalised electrons that are free to conduct
Valence Band
The valance band is a range of energy ammounts that electrons in a solid material can have which keeps them close to one aprticular atom
Conduction Band
The conduction band is a range of energy ammounts that electrons in a solid material can have which delocalises them to move more freely though the sold
Critical Temperature
The critical temperature for a material is that below which its resistivity instantly drops to zero
Charge on Single Electron (C)
e=1.6x10^-19 C
Current (A)
Current (A) = Charge Passing a point (C) / Time for that Charge to pass (s)
Voltage (V) = Energy Transferred (J) / Charge Passing (C)
Electromotive Force (EMF)
EMF (V) = Energy Transferred (J) / Charge Passing (C)
Resistance (Ω)
Resistance (Ω) = Potential Difference (V) / Current (A)
Drift Velocity / Transport Equation (m/s)
Resistance (Ω) = (Resistivity (Ω m) x Sample Length (m)) / Cross-Sectional Area (M^2)
Drift Velocity (m/s) = Current / (Free electron Density (m^-3) x Charge of electron (C) x Cross-Sectional Area (m^2))