Physics GCSE
Cell polarity conventions
What Cell polarity conventions means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Cell polarity conventions
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Reference: OCR
The long line of a cell is the positive terminal and the short thick line is the negative terminal, so the supply pushes conventional current from positive round the outside of the circuit to negative.
Topics that use Cell polarity conventions
- Simple circuits (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- constant resistance
- Current
- diode
- E = P t
- Energy transferred
- Equivalent resistance in series
- Explaining mechanisms
- filament lamp
Using Cell polarity conventions in the exam
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