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What does kirchoff's law state?

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Kirchhoffs Laws are statements about circuits. There are two laws ; 1) The total current entering any point in a closed circuit equals the total current leaving that point. 2) The sum of the voltage changes around any closed path is zero. These "Laws" are a consequence of the more fundamental laws of conservation of charge and conservation of energy.

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Kirchoff's Current Law states that the sum of the currents going in and out of a node is zero. When you look at this, you must use one sign, such as positive, for current entering, and the other sign, such as negative, for current leaving. One consequence of the law is that the current at every point in a series circuit is the same.

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Kirchoff's current law states that the signed sum of the currents in a series circuit add up to zero. Stated another way, the current at every point in a series circuit is the same.

This law can be used, along with Kichoff's voltage law, Ohm's law, Norton and Thevanin equivalents, and other transformations to analyze various circuits.

A specific example of Kirchoff's current law is the analysis of a transistor. If you know the current through the collector or emitter resistor, you can assume (within reasonable limits) that the current through the other resistor is the same. (The "limits" have to do with the contribution from the base current, but that is generally negligible)

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Kirchhoff's Laws for current and voltage are two principles that apply to DC circuits and networks. The total current flowing into any DC circuit node, also called a branch point, is always the same as the total current flowing out of the node.

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At any node in an electrical circuit, the sum of currents flowing into that node is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node.

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-- The sum of voltage drops around a closed loop is zero.

-- The sum of electric currents flowing into a single point is zero.

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