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ELECTRICITY
Heating & Lighting Appliances
Glass bulb
Tungsten – high melting point, high resistivity value, high resistance to oxidation
Base plate
Nichrome – high melting point, high electrical resistance and high resistance to
oxidation
Cost = 27 x 3 = 81 pence
Electrical Power
Power = Voltage x Current
P=(E/t)=(VQ/t)=V(Q/t)=VI
Other alternative formulae for
electrical power
P=I R 2
P=V /R 2
Kettle rated at 960 W
resistance of 58
240 V mains supply
EARTH
WIRE
LIVE
WIRE
POWER
SUPPLY
3-pins plug
Earth wire
LIVE CARRIES CURRENT FROM THE
WIRE POWER SUPPLY TO THE APPLIANCE
- AT A HIGH VOLTAGE OF 240 V
CAUSES EFFECT
Short Electrical Contact between the bare Since the bare wires have
wires (live wire touches neutral wire) almost negligible
Circuit caused by torn or damaged insulation resistance, current will be
due to deterioration from overused large. The amount of heat
wires. generated from this large
current will overheat the
wires and appliance, and
can even start a fire.
Overloading Plugging too many appliances to one Current drawn from the
power socket through the use of an power socket will be very
adaptor. large and this may result in
overheating of cable.
Electric Shock Earth wire connected to When the appliance becomes ‘live’ due to broken
the metal parts of the insulation resulting in the bare live wire touching
appliance the metal parts of the appliance, current from the
live wire will flow along the earth wire instead of
through the person. Thus the Earth wire
prevents the user from an electric shock.
switch fuse
Neutral wire