WAEC Applied Electricity or Basic Electricity · Section 1

Direct Current Circuit Theory

Section A (For all candidates)

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Official WAEC Applied Electricity or Basic Electricity outline · Section A (For all candidates)

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Structure of matter, Resistors, Conductors and insulators, Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws, Power and energy

Objective

Qualitative treatment of the structure of atoms in relation to electric current. Types of resistors, resistor colour code, resistors in series and parallel, power rating of resistors. Definition, examples and characteristics of conductors/insulators. Qualitative treatments and calculations for Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, power and energy.

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