Physics GCSE
controlling current
What controlling current means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of controlling current
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Changing the push by adding or removing cells or turning up a variable power supply, or changing the opposition by adjusting a variable resistor or adding further resistors.
Topics that use controlling current
- Current, resistance and potential difference (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- across versus through
- current and power
- errors carried forward
- Inverse relationship
- potential difference
- Resistance
- series and parallel effects
- total resistance
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