Current in Parallel Circuits

• Parallel circuit


  A circuit that contains branches, where the current splits and passes through multiple paths
• Current flow in a parallel circuit

  1. Current splits and passes through multiple branches

  2. Current in each branch adds up to the total current leaving the cell
• Ammeter


  • Measures the current in a circuit
• Series circuit


  The current is the same all the way around the circuit
• Parallel circuit


  The current splits and passes through multiple branches
• The current in the branches adds up to the total current leaving the cell in a parallel circuit