AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3 · Paper 1
An instrument that measures potential difference between two points and is connected across them.
Revise: Standard circuit diagram symbolsStandard circuit symbols: Cell; Battery; Open switch; Lamp; Fuse; Ammeter; Voltmeter; Resistor; Variable resistor; Thermistor; LDR; Diode; LED. Resistors and related components use the European rectangular style.
- Revise: Current, resistance and potential difference
An instrument used to measure potential difference; it is connected in parallel across the component being measured.
- Revise: Series and parallel circuits
A meter connected in parallel across a component to measure potential difference in volts.