Series Circuit
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- Resistors may be connected in series, in parallel, or a combination of both series and parallel.
- Electric Circuit - the path on which an electric current flows.
- 2 types of circuit:
- series
- parallel
- Series circuit - Contains more than one electrical component connected one after the other in a single path.
- Series Circuit - Current flows in a single path and is the same in all circuit parts.
- What happens if the circuit is broken at any point? - No current will flow
- Current - There is only one path where current can flow and the same in all parts.
- Series current formula:š°š» = š°š = š°š = š°š ...
- Voltage - The sum of the potential difference across individual components is equal to the potential difference across the entire circuit
- Series voltage formula:š½š» = š½š + š½š + š½š ...
- Resistor - As more resistors are added in series, the equivalent resistance increases.
- Series resistor formula:š¹š» = š¹š + š¹š + š¹š ...