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An example of a parallel circuit would be the light bulbs in track lighting. Each bulb has the same voltage applied. The current through any one light bulb equals the voltage divided by the resistance of the bulb. The current also equals the wattage of the bulb divided by the voltage. So if all the bulbs had exactly the same resistance the current would be the same. However, your question says "always" so in general the answer is no. In the case of track lighting if you had a 60 watt bulb in parallel with a 120 watt bulb, the 60W bulb would draw 1/2 amp and the 120W bulb would draw 1 amp. The sum of the current flowing in a parallel circuit equals the sum of the current in each leg of the circuit.
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∙ 12y agoNo. The voltage is the same in all branches of a parallel circuit. Do not confuse current and voltage. They are not the same thing.
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Give the characteristics of a parallel circuit?
-- The voltage across every circuit element is the same, and is equal to the power supply voltage. -- The current through each circuit element is in inverse proportion to its impedance. -- The sum of the currents through all circuit elements is equal to the power supply current.
Individual components in a parallel circuit experience the same?
Voltage
When would you use current transformer?
A 'current transformer' (CT) is classified as an instrument transformer, which means it is used to provide a small secondary current that is in proportion to its large primary current, for purposes of metering or protection. At the same time, it electrically-isolates the secondary (metering) circuits from the primary circuits (which are often high-voltage circuits) for the purpose of safety.
How are series circuits and parallel circuits?
A parallel circuit is used in a strand of Christmas lights so that if one bulb goes out, the rest don't. A parallel circuit is also used in circuit breakers of houses. A series circuit is used in a flashlight. Everything follows one path.
In a series circuit which quantity remains same throughout the circuit?
Current flow remains the same throughout the circuit.
What are differences between series and parallel circuits?
In series circuits current will be the same through out the circuit. So whereever we connect the ammeter the same current is registered. But in parallel circuit current will be different in different lines. In parallel circuits the potential difference will be the same but in series pd will be different.
What happens if current flows through 2 parallel current in the same direction?
With the possible exception of some circuits that have inductance and capacitance in parallel and are excited by a pulse or an alternating voltage, the currents in two parallel branches of a circuit are ALWAYS in the same direction.
What are the differences between parallel circuit and series circuit?
Parallel circuits can have more than one way around the circuit I.e. ______O______ |______O_____| |_____|-______| Series circuits only have one way around the circuit I.e. ______O______ |______|-_____| Key: __ or | = wire O = light |- = battery/cell
What is the same in a parallel circuit?
Always voltage constant in parallel circuit if you look your house wiring all are in parallel therefore 220 volt present in every house but current is different
What is difference between seiries curcuits and parallel circuits?
A: In a series circuit the current remains the same In a parallel circuit the current may divide to satisfy the branches of the loads,
What is special about electric current in a series circuit?
In a series circuit the current remains the same throughout the circuit. This is not the case for parallel circuits.
What is same in the parallel circuit?
the term voltage is constant in parallel circuits
Are parallel circuits like series circuits?
They are not exactly the same. A series circuit is one complete circuit with not other pathways. A parallel circuit is a complete circuit with multiple pathways . The resistance of a parallel circuit is completely different from the resistance of a series circuit. Therefore, this affects the voltage and the current produced,
Series circuits and parallel circuits how do they differ?
Components connected in series are connected along a single path, so the same current flows through all of the components.Components connected in parallel are connected so the same voltage is applied to each component
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.
What are the laws governing parallel circuit?
In a parallel circuit, the total voltage across each branch is the same, and the total current is the sum of the currents flowing through each branch. The total resistance in a parallel circuit decreases as more branches are added. Ohm's Law can be applied to calculate the voltage, current, or resistance in each branch of a parallel circuit.
How do you find current in a compound circuit with parallel and series circuits?
Current in a parallel circuit divides between the branches, depending on the relative impedance of each branch. Kirchoff's current law, which can be used to analyze that current, states simply that the sum of the currents entering and leaving a node, properly signed, always add up to zero.Current in a series circuit is the same at every point in the circuit. This is a consequence of Kirchoff's current law, because a node in a series circuit consists of only two conductors, and the sum of the currents at that node must be zero. By implication, then, all nodes in a series circuit must have the same current.Not asked, but discussed due to completeness, is Kirchoff's voltage law, which states that the signed sum of the voltage drops around a series circuit always add up to zero. A consequence of this is that the voltage across elements of a parallel circuit must be the same.
