0
Resistors in parallel work just like highway lanes in parallel.
-- The more lanes there are, the more traffic they can carry.
-- Any number of lanes in parallel are always wider than the widest single lane,
and can carry more traffic than the widest single lane can.
"wide lane" = low resistance
"narrow lane" = "high resistance"
"traffic" = "electric current"
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Does more current flow through a parallel circuit than a series circuit?
Two resistors in parallel are equivalent to a single component with a lower resistance than either of the pair. Two resistors in series are equivalent to a single component with a resistance equal to the sum of the pair, therefore a higher resistance. For a given potential difference, more current in total will flow through two resistors in parallel than through the same resistors in series.
Choose true or falseIf all the resistors in a parallel sub-circuit have the same value the total current can be found by multiplying the current by the number of resistors?
False.
How do you draw this you have three 20 ohm resistors available. how would you connect these three resistors to produce a 30 ohm equivalent you must use all three resistors?
2 in parallel (= 10 ohms) and the third in series.
How will you join 3 resistors of 2 ohm each so that the effective resistance is 3 ohm?
Join two resistors in parallel (effective resistance = 1 ohm). Join the third in series with the parallel combination (2 + 1 = 3 ohm).
When a 30.0-V emf device is placed across two resistors in series a current of 14.0 A is flowing in each of the resistors. When the same emf device is placed across the same two resistors in parallel?
There is insufficient information in the question to answer it. 30 volts generating 14 amperes means the two resistors have a total series resistance of 2.143 ohms. Since no relationship was stated, we don't know the value of the individual resistors. If the two resistors had the same resistance, the net parallel resistance would be 0.536 ohms, and a current of 56 amperes would flow.
What picture represents two resistors wired in parallel?
It represents that two resistors are connected in parallel.
How do you find resistors in parallel?
Measure the voltage appearing across each resistor. If they are identical, and equal to the supply voltage, then the resistors are in parallel.
How do you connect several resistances if you want to decrease in total resistance without reducing the number of resistors?
The resistors should be connected in parallel .
What is your observation of resistors in parallel resistors?
RParallel = 1 / Summationi=1toN (1 / Ri)
What are advantages of a series combination of resistors?
parallel combination of resistors are used in house circuits
Two resistors are connected in parallel to a battery What must the votlage across these two resistors?
Both resistors will have the voltage of the battery.
How do resistors act in parallel?
Parallel resistors act like a resistor smaller than the smallest parallel resistor. Calculate as 1/(1/R1+1/R2+1/R3...)
How are parallel resistors connected?
If you need a resistor of a certain value, and you have no resistors with small enough values,you can create the one you need by connecting several of those you have in parallel.The effective net resistance of resistors in parallel is always less than the smallest individual.And the more resistors you add in parallel, the smaller the net effective resistance becomes.
How to find Equivalent resistance when you have both parallel and series resistors?
To find equivalent resistance when you have both parallel and series resistors, start simple and expand... Find the smallest part of the circuit, such as a pair of resistors in series or a pair of resistors in parallel, and compute the equivalent single resistor value. Repeat that process, effectively covering more and more of the circuit, until you arrive at a single resistance that is equivalent to the circuit. For resistors in series: RTOTAL = R1 + R2 For resistors in parallel: RTOTAL = R1R2/(R1+R2)
What is the effect on the circuit if we add a capactior in parallel with another capacitor?
Capacitors in parallel simply add up, similar to resistors in series... CTOTAL = sumI=1-N (CI) Capacitors in series work like resistors in parallel... CTOTAL = 1 / sumI=1-N (1 / CI)
Does power decrease when adding resistors in parallel circuit?
no
How many 75K resistors must be put in parallel to provide a total resistance of 15K?
5000 For Parallel resistors: Rtotal = R / N Rtotal is total resistance R = Value of resistors N = number of resistors 15 = 75000 / N N = 5000
