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3.5 Electricity

Quick questions on Current and charge: I = Q/t and I = nAvq - AQA A-Level Physics

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What is conventional current?
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the direction in which positive charge would flow, from the positive terminal of a supply round the external circuit to the negative terminal. In a metal the actual carriers are electrons moving the opposite way, but the convention was fixed before the electron was discovered and is kept for consistency.
What is q1?
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Define electric current. [1 mark]
What is q2?
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A charge of 30 C30 \text{ C} passes a point in 12 s12 \text{ s}. Calculate the current. [1 mark]
What is q3?
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State Kirchhoff's first law and the conservation principle it expresses. [2 marks]

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