parallel circuit

• in parallel circuits, components are seperately connected to the power source
• if u remove one component, it will not affect the others
• in parallel circuits, pd is the same for all components meaning identical bulbs connected will have the same brightness
• in parallel circuit, the total current is the sum of all currents going though components
• there are junctions where current either splits or rejoins, total current going into a junction must equal to current leaving
• if you have two resistors in parallel, the total resistance is less than the sum of the individual resistors
• the more branches in a parallel circuit, the lower the overall resistance as there is more direction for current to go in , increasing total current