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Electricity
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Current, potential difference and resistance
Develop circuit-symbol fluency, charge-flow calculations, current-potential difference-resistance relationships, resistor behaviour and required practical circuit work.
Open topic hubSeries and parallel circuits
Compare series and parallel circuit rules, construct circuits and calculate current, potential difference and resistance in direct-current circuits.
Open topic hubDomestic uses and safety
Explain alternating and direct potential difference, mains supply values, three-core cable wiring and electrical safety.
Open topic hubEnergy transfers
Calculate electrical power and energy transfer, describe domestic appliance transfers and explain the National Grid.
Open topic hubStatic electricity (physics only)
Describe charging by friction, electrostatic forces, sparks and electric fields for physics-only content.
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