Edexcel GCSE Combined Science 1SC0 · P10.12
Resistance and current; variable resistors
- Code
- P10.12
- In
- P10 Electricity and circuits
- Topic
- P Physics
- Course
- GCSE Combined Science 1SC0
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in P10 Electricity and circuits
- P10.1 Protons, neutrons and electrons
- P10.2 Circuit diagrams and symbols
- P10.3 Series and parallel circuits
- P10.4 Using a voltmeter
- P10.5 Potential difference as energy per charge
- P10.6 Energy, charge and potential difference
- P10.7 Using an ammeter
- P10.8 Current as rate of flow of charge
- P10.9 Charge, current and time
- P10.10 Current in a closed circuit
- P10.11 Current at junctions
- P10.12 Resistance and current; variable resistors
- P10.13 Potential difference, current and resistance
- P10.14 Resistors in series and parallel
- P10.15 Calculations in series circuits
- P10.16 Series circuits for testing and measuring
- P10.17 Core practical: current, potential difference and resistance
- P10.18 Current-potential difference graphs for devices
- P10.19 Light-dependent resistors
- P10.20 Thermistors
- P10.21 Circuits to explore resistance of devices
- P10.22 Heating effect in resistors
- P10.23 Electrical energy dissipated as thermal energy
- P10.24 Electron-ion collisions and heating
- P10.25 Low resistance wires reducing energy loss
- P10.26 Heating effect: advantages and disadvantages
- P10.27 Energy transferred by current
- P10.28 Power in watts
- P10.29 Power, energy and time
- P10.30 Power, potential difference and current
- P10.31 Electrical power equations
- P10.32 Energy transfers in domestic devices
- P10.33 Direct and alternating voltage
- P10.34 Direct current
- P10.35 Alternating current
- P10.36 UK domestic supply
- P10.37 Live and neutral wires
- P10.38 Earth wire, fuses and circuit breakers
- P10.39 Switches and fuses in the live wire
- P10.40 Potential differences of mains wires
- P10.41 Dangers of connecting live wire to earth
- P10.42 Power ratings of domestic appliances