Physics 102: Lecture 05
Circuits and Ohm’s Law
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 1
                      Summary of Last Time
        • Capacitors
               –    Physical      C = κε0A/d C=Q/V
               –    Series        1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2
               –    Parallel      Ceq = C1 + C2
               –    Energy        U = 1/2 QV
                              S mmar of Toda
                              Summary   Today
      • Resistors
             –    Physical
                  Ph   i l        R = ρ L/A V=IR
                                             V R
             –    Series          Req = R1 + R2
             –    Parallel        1/Req = 1/R1 + 1/R2
             –    Power           P = IV
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 2
                                  Electric Terminology
  • Current: Moving Charges
         –    Sy
              Symbol:  I                                I
         –    Unit: Amp ≡ Coulomb/second
         –    Count number of charges which pass point/sec
         –    Direction of current is direction that + charge flows
  • Power: Energy/Time
         – Symbol: P
         – Unit: W tt ≡ Joule/second
           U it Watt    J l /      d=
              Volt Coulomb/sec
         – P = VI
                                                       60 W= 60 J/s
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 3
                                  Physical Resistor
         • Resistance: Traveling through a resistor, electrons
           bbump iinto things
                        hi     hi h slows
                              which  l     h ddown.
                                          them
            R = ρ L /A     Units: Ohms Ω                                           I
                 – ρ: Resistivity: Density of scatterers                   A
                 – L: Length of resistor                                       -
                 – A: Cross sectional area of resistor
                                                                       L
         • Ohms Law I = V/R
                 – Cause and effect (sort of like aa=F/m)
                                                     F/m)
                        • potential difference cause current to flow
                        • resistance regulate the amount of flow
                 – Double potential difference ⇒ double current
                 – I = (VA)/ (ρ L)
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 4
                                  CheckPoint 1.1
                                             11
             Two cylindrical resistors are made from the
                 same material. They are of equal length   1   2
                 but one has twice the diameter of the
                 other.
                  th
  61% 1.
      1                R1 > R2
                                       R = ρ L /A
  7% 2.                R1 = R2
  32% 3.               R1 < R2
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 5
                          Comparison:
                      C
                      Capacitors
                           it    vs. Resistors
                                     R i t
 • Capacitors store energy as separated charge: U=QV/2
        – Capacitance: ability to store separated charge:
           C = κε0A/d
        – Voltage drop determines charge: V=Q/C                    + --
                                                                  ++ -
 • Resistors dissipate energy as power: P
                                        P=VI
                                          VI
        – Resistance: how difficult it is for charges to get through:
           R = ρ L /A
        – Voltage drop determines current: V=IR
 • Don’t mix capacitor and resistor equations!
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 6
                                   Simple Circuit
                                                         I
  • Phet Visualization                               ε           R
                                                             I
  • Practice…
         – Calculate I when ε=24 Volts and R = 8 Ω
         – Ohm’s Law: V =IR
                                  I = V/R = 3 Amps
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 7
                                  Resistors in Series
 • One wire:
        – Effectively adding lengths:
               • Req=ρ(L1+L2)/A               R
        – Since R ∝ L add resistance:
                                                        2R
                      Req = R1 + R2                 =
                                              R
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 8
                                  Resistors in Series
         • Resistors connected end-to-end:
                 – If charge goes through one resistor, it
                   must go through other.
                                  I1 = I2 = Ieq
                 – Both have voltage drops:                              Req
                                                             I
                                                  V1   R1
                                  V1 + V2 = Veq
                                                                 V1+V2
                                                                               I
                                                  V2   R2
                                                             I
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 9
                       CheckPoint 2.1
              Compare I1 the current through R1, with
                 I10 the current through R10.                                             R1=1Ω
                                                                        ε 0
                                                                                          R10=10Ω
   13% 1.               I1<I10
   51% 2.               I1=I10     “Since they are connected in series, the current is the same
                                   for every resistor. If charge goes through one resistor, it
                                   must go through other.”
   36% 3.               I1>I10
      Note: I is the same everywhere in this circuit!
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 10
                                   ACT: Series Circuit
                                                                R1=1Ω
         Compare V1 the voltage across R1, with             ε
                                                            0
                                                                R10=10Ω
            V10 the voltage across R10.
         1. V1>V10                  2. V1=V10   3. V1<V10
                               V1 = I1 R1 = I x 1
                               V10 = I10 R10 = I x 10
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 11
                  Practice:                                              R1=1Ω
              Resistors in Series                                   ε0
                                                                         R2=10Ω
             Calculate the voltage across each resistor if
                 the battery has potential ε0= 22 volts.
                  Simplify (R1 and R2 in series):
                          •R12 = R1 + R2       = 11 Ω
                          •V12 = V1 + V2                                 R12
                                               = ε0 = 22 Volts      ε0
                          •I12 = I1 = I2       = V12/R12 = 2 Amps
                  Expand:
                    p
                         •V1 = I1R1        = 2 x 1 = 2 Volts
                                                                         R1=1Ω
                         •V2 = I2R2        = 2 x 10 = 20 Volts
                                                                    ε0
             Check: V1 + V2 = V12 ?                                      R2=10Ω
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 12
                               Resistors in Parallel
          • Two wires:
                  – Effectively adding the Area
                  – Since R ∝ 1/A add 1/R:
                                   1/Req = 1/R1 + 1/R2
                                                     Used in your house!
     R                      R      =   R/2
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 13
                           Resistors in Parallel
    • Both ends of resistor are connected:
            – Current is split between two wires:
                                   I1 + I2 = Ieq
            – Voltage is same across each:
                                   V1 = V2 = Veq
                                                               I1+I2
                                                                                  I1+I2
                                                           I1 I2
                                             V R1                  R2   V   Req           V
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 14
                                                   I1+I2
                                   CheckPoint 3.1
     What happens to the current through R2 when the switch is
        closed?
 23% •  I
        Increases
 30% •  Remains Same
 47% •  Decreases
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 15
                                   ACT: Parallel Circuit
             What happens to the current through the battery when the
                switch
                   it h is
                        i closed?
                           l d?
             (A) Increases
             (B) Remains Same
                                            Ibattery = I2 + I3
             ((C)) Decreases
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 16
                                    Practice:
                               R i t
                               Resistors iin P
                                             Parallel
                                                 ll l
                                   ε     R2   R3
   Determine the current through the battery.
              Volts R2 = 20 Ω and R3=30
   Let ε = 60 Volts,                 30 Ω.
                                        Ω
       Simplify: R2 and R3 are in parallel
               1/R23 = 1/R2 + 1/R3 R23 = 12 Ω    ε      R23
               V23 = V2 = V3 = 60 Volts
               I23 = I2 + I3   = V23 /R23 = 5 Amps
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 17
                             ACT /
                           CheckPoint
                             4142
                             4.1,4.2            1          2   3
                                               R       2R R/2
    Which
    Whi h configuration
             fi    ti has
                        h the
                          th smallest
                                ll t resistance?
                                        it     ?
36% A. 1
5%   B 2
     B.
     C. 3
59%
         Which configuration has the largest resistance?
                                   B 2
                                   B.    70%
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 18
                                                                         R1
                                   Try it!
                                                               ε              R2     R3
 Calculate current through each resistor.
 R1 = 10 Ω,, R2 = 20 Ω,, R3 = 30 Ω,, ε = 44 V
            Simplify: R2 and R3 are in parallel                               R1
                   1/R23 = 1/R2 + 1/R3     : R23 = 12 Ω
                   V23 = V2 = V3                                    ε              R23
                   I23 = I2 + I3
            Simplify: R1 and R23 are in series
                   R123 = R1 + R23         : R123 = 22 Ω
                   V123 = V1 + V23= ε                               ε              R123
                   I123 = I1 = I23 = Ibattery : I123 = 44 V/22 Ω = 2 A
 Power delivered by battery? P=IV = 2×44 = 88W
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 19
                                   Try it! (cont.)
                                                                       ε             R123
 Calculate current through each resistor.
 R1 = 10 Ω,, R2 = 20 Ω,, R3 = 30 Ω,, ε = 44 V
        Expand: R1 and R23 are in series                                        R1
               R123 = R1 + R23              : I23 = 2 A
               V123 = V1 + V23= ε           : V23 = I23 R23   = 24 V
                                                                     ε               R23
               I123 = I1 = I23 = Ibattery
       Expand:
         p     R2 and R3 are in p
                                parallel                                   R1
              1/R23 = 1/R2 + 1/R3
              V23 = V2 = V3       I2 = V2/R2 =24/20=1.2A           ε            R2         R3
              I23 = I2 + I3
                                  I3 = V3/R3 =24/30=0.8A
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 20
                                                  Summaryy
                                        Series                      Parallel
                                                                       R1
                                   R1        R2
                                                                        R2
                               Each resistor on the           Each resistor on a
    Wiring                     same wire.                     different wire.
                               Different for each resistor.   Same for each resistor.
    Voltage                    Vtotal = V1 + V2               Vtotal = V1 = V2
                               Same for each resistor         Different for each resistor
    Current                    Itotal = I1 = I2               Itotal = I1 + I2
                               Increases                      Decreases
  Resistance                   Req = R1 + R2                  1/Req = 1/R1 + 1/R2
Physics 102: Lecture 5, Slide 21