Power Dissipated By Resistors

Edexcel AS-level PhysicsElectrical CircuitsLesson 16 of 22

All the electrical power dissipated in a circuit by resistors is in the form of heat energy.

As the electrons move through a resistor, they lose potential energy.

A charge Q will lose potential energy of QV where V is the potential difference across the resistor.

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