Cells in Series
Physics: AQA GCSE Higher, topic 2.3.4
Potential Difference
Total voltage of energy sources = total potential difference across components.
Charges as buckets of water 1
- Think of the moving charges having energy being like people carrying buckets of water.
- At the start of the journey, the buckets are filled by the energy source.
Charges as buckets of water 2
- When the people carry the buckets around the circuit they empty a little bit of water into every component that they pass.
- The people carrying the water empty water into each component so that their bucket is empty when they return to the source.
Test yourself on Cells in Series
Which of the following are true of series circuits?
Which of these equations should we use for cells in series?
How are the voltages across components related to the battery voltage?
What are the key features of a series circuit?
Series Circuit Analogy