Series + Parallel

• Series circuits = all components on one loop (series); current is the same everywhere (no where else for it to go); voltage splits.
• Parallel circuits = current splits at junctions; voltage is the same everywhere
• In series = current the same
• In series = voltage splits
• In parallel = current splits (places for it to go)
• In parallel = voltage is the same
• if you measure voltage on a series circuit it would not be equal
• disadvantage of series = if one bulb breaks, they all go out
• advantage of series = easy to install
• advantage of parallel = if a bulb breaks, others would still work; each bulb has the same voltage so lights the same + brighter than series