Physics GCSE
Recognising component-specific symbols
What Recognising component-specific symbols means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Recognising component-specific symbols
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Reference: OCR
A variable resistor is a rectangle with an arrow through it, a fixed resistor is a plain rectangle, and a switch is a break in the line with a hinged arm.
Topics that use Recognising component-specific symbols
- Simple circuits (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell polarity conventions
- constant resistance
- Current
- diode
- E = P t
- Energy transferred
- Equivalent resistance in series
- Explaining mechanisms
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