Physics A-Level
Voltmeter
What Voltmeter means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Voltmeter
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Reference: OCR
Connected in parallel across the component being measured, because it must compare the energy at two points.
Topics that use Voltmeter
- E.m.f. and p.d (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Applying W = VQ and W = EQ
- E.m.f.
- Electromotive force (e.m.f.)
- Energy transfer and charge
- Energy transfer in electric fields
- Internal resistance and terminal p.d.
- Kinetic energy of charged particles
- Potential difference
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