AP Physics 2

Unit 11 Electric Circuits

8 topics · 122 questions, each explained

1. 11.1 Electric Current 2 ideas · 11 questions

   Electric current, I · Direction of current

2. 11.2 Simple Circuits 4 ideas · 13 questions

   Electric circuit · Closed electrical loop · Element shared by several loops · Circuit schematic

3. 11.3 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law 3 ideas · 13 questions

   Resistance, R · Resistance of a uniform resistor · Ohm's law

4. 11.4 Electric Power 2 ideas · 10 questions

   Electric power, P · Brightness of a bulb

5. 11.5 Compound Direct Current (DC) Circuits 8 ideas · 30 questions

   Series connection · Equivalent resistance, R_eq · Ideal battery · Internal resistance, r · Terminal potential difference, ΔV_terminal · Ammeter · Voltmeter · Nonideal meters

6. 11.6 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule 4 ideas · 11 questions

   Change in electric potential energy, ΔU_E = qΔV · Loop rule and conservation of energy · Kirchhoff's loop rule, ΣΔV = 0 · Graph of electric potential against position around a loop

7. 11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule 2 ideas · 9 questions

   Conservation of electric charge · Electric current, I = Δq/Δt

8. 11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits 4 ideas · 25 questions

   Equivalent capacitance, C_eq · Charge on capacitors in series · RC circuit · Steady state

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