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Why do we total voltage?

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What is total voltage in 3phase supply when one of the phase becomes zero?

There is no 'total voltage' in a three-phase system. There are three line voltages and three phase voltages.


What are the relations between individual voltages and the total voltages when resistors are connected in series and in parallel?

-- The current in each individual resistor is (voltage across the whole circuit) divided by (the resistance of the individual resistor). -- The current in any individual resistor is less than the total current in the circuit. -- The total current in the circuit is the sum of the currents through each individual resistor.


What is the total voltage of a battery containing five 2 V cells connected in series?

Total voltage output of 5 2v cells connected in series would be 10v


What would be the total voltage in a circuit that has two 6 volt batteries connected in series?

4 amperes. The voltage adds when batteries are connected in series. If they are the same voltage then the voltage doubles. Using Ohm's law: V = I*R with the voltage doubling and resistance being the same you get I = 2V/R and where V/R was your initial current you get I = 2*2ampers = 4 ampreres


How do you find unknown value of a resistor when total resistor values and voltage are known in a series circuit?

A: If you know the total resistance and total voltage then you know total current flow for the circuit, this current will be same for every resistor in series however the voltage drop will change for each resistor . So measuring the voltage drop across the resistor in question and divide by the total current will give you the resistor value.

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What is total voltage in a series circuits?

In a series circuit the total voltage is the sum of the voltage drops across all the component in series. When the voltage drops across each the individual components are added up, they will equal the supply (or applied) voltage.


How is the resistance of a resister calculated?

ohms law calculation for a series circuit - Total Resistance = Total Voltage divided by Total Current


Addition of batteries increase the total voltage?

Yes.If you connect the batteries in series the total voltage will be the sum of the voltages of the batteries.For example if you connect a 12 volt battery in series with a 6 volt battery the total voltage will be 18 volts.


How are circuits connected when you are using more than one battery?

The batteries can be connected in parallel or in series. In parallel, good batteries of the same voltage will have a total voltage across them equal to the voltage across one of them. Those batteries in series will have a total voltage equal to the sum of the voltage of each of the batteries.


What happens to the voltage as more bulbs are added in series?

The total voltage should not change in this case.


How can you work out the total voltage of battery?

ask the battery. Not me


What is total voltage in 3phase supply when one of the phase becomes zero?

There is no 'total voltage' in a three-phase system. There are three line voltages and three phase voltages.


What are the relations between individual voltages and the total voltages when resistors are connected in series and in parallel?

-- The current in each individual resistor is (voltage across the whole circuit) divided by (the resistance of the individual resistor). -- The current in any individual resistor is less than the total current in the circuit. -- The total current in the circuit is the sum of the currents through each individual resistor.


What is the total voltage of a battery containing five 2 V cells connected in series?

Total voltage output of 5 2v cells connected in series would be 10v


Formula for finding power in a DC circuit?

multiply the total voltage in the circuit by the total amperage


Is the total voltage drop around a series circuit equal to the voltage of the battery?

No. The total voltage drop around a series circuit, per Kirchhoff's voltage law, is zero. However, it is true that the total voltage drop of all of the components except the battery is equal and opposite to the voltage drop of the battery.AnswerInterestingly, the formal definition of electromotive force is based on Kirchhoff's Voltage Law: 'A source's electromotive force is equal to the sum of all the voltage drops around a closed loop, including the source's internal voltage drop'.Expressed as per the original answer, we could also say; 'The algebraic sum of a circuit's electromotive force and voltage drops, including the source's internal voltage drop, is zero'.


Do you add electrical supply voltage and induced voltage of a coil to get total voltage on the coil?

The induced voltage acts to oppose any change in current that is causing it. So, if the current is increasing, then the induced voltage will act in the opposite direction to the supply voltage; if the current is decreasing, then the induced voltage will act in the same direction as the supply voltage.