That is described as a circuit in series, as opposed to a circuit in parallel, in which there is more than one loop.
It could be a series circuit, it could also be a ring circuit. They are not the same thing.
series circuit
That would be a SERIES circuit.
short circuit
A parallel circuit
DC = direct current.
In a circuit, the purpose of a switch is to control the current flow to the load by opening the circuit (off) or closing the circuit (on). When the circuit is open, the is no complete loop through which the current can flow. When the switch closes the circuit, it restores the loop, and thus allows the current to flow.
An electrical circuit forms a loop. The "live" or hot wire supplies the voltage, which is returned on the neutral. If the hot wire and neutral wire were connected together without a load between them, the circuit would be short out and trip the circuit's protection device.
parallel circuitsThey could be called twin-loop circuits but it isn't a term in common use.
series circuit
A circuit in which all parts are connected in a single loop
A series circuit seems to fit this description.
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.
In a single loop circuit (series circuit) this will be an open circuit. If there is a current loop of some type, there's a complete path already, and thus no classification such as open or short circuited. It simply an incomplete circuit.
The simplest circuit is a single loop of components connected in series; that is, the components are connected head to tail, with the first and last components connected to close the loop and complete the circuit. See the nearby link for the most rudimentary series circuit imaginable.
That is a series circuit, all parts have the same current flowing through, and the voltages add up.
It is a series circuit with all the components connected in series.
In series. In other words - from end to end in a loop.
A parallel circuit
They're connected in parallel, this is so that everything connected to the circuits will receive the same voltage. Also, if everything was connected in series, if one of the components died, everything would be dead (think of christmas lights)
Both of Kirchhoff's laws are simple conservation laws:Kirchhoff's voltage law means that voltage must be conserved around every loop in a circuit, no voltage can be gained or lost by traversing a loop, which is usually stated as the sum of the voltages around a loop (for every loop in the circuit) must be zero.Kirchhoff's current law means that current must be conserved at every node in a circuit, no current can be gained or lost by any branch connected to a node, which is usually stated as the sum of the currents in all branches connected to a node (for every node in the circuit) must be zero.