Physics A-Level
Effect of loading on a divider output
What Effect of loading on a divider output means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The simple divider equations assume negligible current is drawn from the output, so a connected load changes the output voltage.
Topics that use Effect of loading on a divider output
- Potential dividers (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Effect of loading on output p.d.
- LDR
- Potential divider
- Sensing and switching applications
- Sensor resistance and physical conditions
- Series circuits and p.d. sharing
- thermistor
- Use of dividers to obtain smaller p.d.s
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