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Well, if your speaking very basically, a series circuit will have only 1 route to flow, and that's around the entire series circuit. Current leaves the source, and returns to the source, around a single path.
If in doubt with electronics theory, remember this analogy. Electricity is like water in a pipe Voltage= Water pressure (Not directional, doesnt flow in a linear sense)
Current= Rate of water flow (Wider pipes, more current! Resistor's are like kinks in a pipe, limiting flow. This is expressed in Ohm's Law as I=V/R. As R increases, current decreases)
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Why does electrical current flow along a single path in a series circuit and more than one path in a parallel circuit?
Because there is only a single path in series circuit and many paths in parallel circuit.
The path that a electrical current travels?
A path that is made for an electric current is called a circuit. The two main components in a circuit are the load and a source which are combined with conductors and as a whole form a circuit.
What is the relationship between the voltage output at the interface and the voltage across the series and parallel circuit?
Ohm's law states that the current in a circuit is inversely proportional to the circuit resistance. There is a single path for current in a series circuit. The amount of current is determined by the total resistance of the circuit and the applied voltage.
A circuit in which all the devices are connected in a single path is called?
A series circuit is one is which all current is restricted to one path. A good example of a device that is series-connected is a circuit breaker.
What happens as a current flows through a parallel circuit?
if the circuit is a series circuit (all loads wired in a single line , one after the other ) then the current will be the same in any part of the circuit . if there are several different paths for the current to take , then each path will carry a different percentage of the total current . when each of these different current values are added together , they will equal the total supplied current.
What circuit component serves as pathway for current flow?
The circuits conductor serves as a pathway for current to flow.
An electric what is a pathway for electric current?
A closed circuit.
What is a complete pathway for an electric current?
A closed circuit.
What kind of circuit do you have when all resistors are in a single pathway?
its called a complete circuit
What is a pathway for a current?
Any path that will allow charge to move. Usually it means a good conductor like copper or other metals.
Appliances connected so that they form a single pathway for charges to flow are connected in a?
Circuit
Which vertebrates use a single-circuit pathway for moving oxygen through their body?
Fish
What does parallel and series circuit mean?
Parallel means 2 straight lines and series circuit means a circuit with only one pathway for current flow
How do single circulatory system work?
when the blood follows one circuit pathway through the body , it is termed as single circuit plan
What is The pathway taken by an electric current is called?
Its circuit. But this is hard to marry with lightning, which is the path of an electric current.
Is a circuit the pathway taken by electric current?
Yes the circuit needs to have no breaks or have the switch open to let the electrons pass through.
What is a single route for electrical current called?
A single route for electrical current is called a branch circuit.
