Combined Science GCSE
Measurement with ammeters
What Measurement with ammeters means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Measurement with ammeters
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Reference: AQA
Ammeters placed anywhere in the loop give the same reading, and ammeters at different positions in the same series loop give identical readings.
Topics that use Measurement with ammeters
- Electrical charge and current (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Charge flow
- Conservation of charge
- Coulomb
- Current
- Electric charge and current
- Measurement of current with an ammeter
- Rearranging equations
- Series and parallel circuit behaviour
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