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Electricity and Forces
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Electricity and Forces
Generation
Fuels
Renewable
Solar
Wind
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Tidal
Wave
Finite
Fossil Fuels
Burning ... causes water to boil and produce steam.
The steam drives a turbine, which is connected to a generator.
This makes electricity.
Coal
Coal is the slowest process.
Oil
Gas
Gas is the fastest process.
Fossil fuels are finite and the burning produces carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas so traps heat in the atmosphere.
The Mains (Electricity)
230 Volts
50 Hz frequency.
Alternating current.
The National Grid
A Network of power stations and pylons that distribute electricity across the country.
The step-up transformer increases the voltage, so lowers the current.
This means that less energy is lost as heat.
The step-down transformer lowers the voltage, so raises the current.
This means that the electricity is back to a safe amd uasble level.
The current is the same at both ends.
Equations
Power = Current x Voltage
Watts (W) = Ampere (A) x Volts (V)
Newton's Second Law
Force = Mass x Acceleration
F = MA
Newtons (N) = kg x (m/sec)squared
Momentum = Mass x Velocity
P = MV
kgm/sec = kg x m/sec
Principle of Conservation of Momentum
MaVa + MbVb = MaVa + MbVb
The direction matters so have positive one way and negative the other.
A negative answer means that the arrow is wrong.
Kinetic Energy = 1/2 x Mass x (Speed)squared
Ek = 1/2 x M x (V)squared
J = 1/2 x kg x m/sec
Force = (Change in momentum)/(Time)
N = (kgm/sec OR N/sec)/(sec)
Forces
Contact
Push, Pull, Friction, etc.
Non-contact
Gravity, Magnetic, Electrostatic, etc.
Resultant Forces
The sum of all the forces acting upon an object.
If the resultant force is 0N, then acceleration is 0m/sec.
This means that the object is either:
Stationary.
Travelling at a constant speed.
Momentum
Momentum = Mass x Velocity
Principle of Conservation of Momentum
In a collision/explosion, the total momentum before is equal to the total momentum afterwards.
Airbags increase the time it takes for the momentum change to happen thus reducing the force on the person.
MaVa + MbVb = MaVa + MbVb
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