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Is current equals voltage divided by resistance series circuits parallel circuits or both?
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Ohm's law: Current equals voltage divided by resistance.
It does not matter if the circuit is series or parallel or both. Ohm's law still applies. What you do need to consider is that it applies for each component on its own merits. The is one of the fundamentals of circuit analysis, the progressive analysis of each component, taking account of what you know for that component, until you know everything about all components.
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How do resistance behave in parallel circuit?
in a parallel circuit resistance decreases increasing the current.
In a parallel circuit a parallel branch is usually called which current or resistance or voltage path?
A parallel branch is a current path. In general, current follows paths, voltage drops across components, and resistance is the voltage divided by current of specific circuit elements.
In a parallel ac circuit is the current additive?
Yes In parallel circuit , current entering into the circuit will be divided intodifferent paths ( resistances) . Amount of current flow depends upon the magnitude of resistance applied in the circuit. Total current after passing through the circuit will be the sum of all current through each resistance.
What is the total resistance of three resistors in parallel with values of 2 ohms 8 ohms and 14 ohms?
Current, by Ohm's Law, is voltage divided by resistance, so, 18 volts divided by 2 ohms is 9 amperes.
What are the two basic types of electric circuits?
There are many different types of circuits, but, in basic electricity, perhaps the two most common types of circuits are parallel and series.A parallel-connected circuit is one in which the current divides into two or more flows with at least one load on each flow, whereas a series circuit has only one flow that passes through two or more consecutive loads. The input voltage to a parallel-connected circuit stays constant - so every branch of the circuit gets the same voltage from the power supply - but there is a different current flowing in each branch dependant on the resistance of the loads in that branch. Overall, no current gets lost because any current entering a particular junction (leading to branches) is always equal to the current leaving that junction.In a series-connected circuit the input current stays constant and the voltage is divided amongst the loads which are connected like links in a chain: each load component (a light, a resistor, etc.) is connected "head to tail" to the next one in the series circuit.A more complete answerActually there are four types of circuit, not two. These are series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel circuits, and complex circuits.'Complex circuits' (which are not necessarily complicated) describe any circuit that is not series, parallel, or series-parallel - a Wheatstone Bridge is an example of a complex circuit.The techniques for solving series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits cannot be used for solving complex circuits. Instead, network theorems, such as Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems must be used.
How does voltage and resistance behave in a series and a parallel circuit?
The current through each resistor is equal to the voltage across it divided by its resistance for series and parallel circuits.
What are the mathamatical relationships in Ohm's Law in AC circuits?
Ohm's Law Voltage = Current x Resistance Current = Voltage divided by Resistance Resistance = Voltage divided by Current
What will have the least amount of current flow in a branch parallel circuit?
The branch with the highest resistance in a parallel circuit will have the least current flow. Ohm's Law: Current = Voltage divided by Resistance
How do resistance behave in parallel circuit?
in a parallel circuit resistance decreases increasing the current.
In a parallel circuit a parallel branch is usually called which current or resistance or voltage path?
A parallel branch is a current path. In general, current follows paths, voltage drops across components, and resistance is the voltage divided by current of specific circuit elements.
What happens to voltage and current in a parallel circuit?
-- The voltage between the ends of each parallel branch is the same. -- The current through each parallel branch is inversely proportional to the resistance of that branch. (It's the voltage divided by the resistance of the branch.)
A type of circuit in which current can branch off?
In a parallel circuit, current is divided between each of the 'branches', according to their resistance.
How much current was in the circuit?
I'm sure I can answer this if given more details, what circuit? current is determined by voltage and impedence(resistance) in a purely resistive circuit it is pretty basic, in alternating voltage circuits the impedence is dependent on the frequency of the voltage/current. inductors and capacitors are designed into a/c circuits to force the load to behave like a resistive circuit which boils down to how much voltage divided by how much resistance you have, 120 volts divided by 10 ohms equals 12 amps. in a parallel circuit it works pretty much the same way voltage placed on the resistor divided by its resistance equals the current flowing through that leg. more details please.
what happens to current in a circuit?
in a parallel circuit, current get divided among the parallel branches in a manner so that the product of current and the resistance of each branch becomes same. The sum of the current in each branch is equal to the total current of the circuit.
Why is amps constant in a series connection?
Since the Emf(voltage) being supplied to circuit is constant then so is the current in series circuit.In parallel circuits the current is then divided depending on the resistors.but for both circuits the sum of the current in= current outAnswerIt's not necessarily 'constant', but it will be the samecurrent.
What happens to current in a parallel circuit?
in a parallel circuit, current get divided among the parallel branches in a manner so that the product of current and the resistance of each branch becomes same. The sum of the current in each branch is equal to the total current of the circuit.
In a parallel ac circuit is the current additive?
Yes In parallel circuit , current entering into the circuit will be divided intodifferent paths ( resistances) . Amount of current flow depends upon the magnitude of resistance applied in the circuit. Total current after passing through the circuit will be the sum of all current through each resistance.
