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In a series circuit, the current through each element is the same current.
Because the total current must flow through every element.
In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each element is the same voltage.
Because every element is connected individually across the power supply.
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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.
Does the current remains the same in a series circuit despite the different values if the resistors in the circuit?
current in series depends on values of resistors. more resistance less current will flow through and viceversa
Energy input remains constant and voltage remains the same in a circuit but current decreases why?
Power is voltage times current. If power and voltage remains the same, then current cannot decrease - it must also remain the same.The only viable explanation, assuming the question is valid, is that there is a parallel circuit, and one resistance increases while the other decreases, keeping the net resistance the same, but shifting the power from one branch to the other.Another answerNormally, if the voltage remains the same and the current decreases in a particular circuit, then the resistance of that circuit must be increasing and the total energy input must also reduce.If the total energy input remains constant (and yet the voltage remains the same) then some of the current being supplied by the source - and therefore also some of the energy - must be going to some other place outside the circuit in question, e.g. there could now be a ground fault...
Why current in series combination is constant?
Normally, but if the circuit has capacitors this is not necessarily true.Another viewpoint:No. The current doesn't have to be constant in a series circuit, It can grow, shrink,wax, wane, switch on, switch off, or wander randomly about. But whatever it is,it must be the same at all points in the series circuit.
Is Voltage the same all parts of a series circuit?
Voltage is an electrical force or pressure that causes current to flow in a circuit. It is an additive in a series circuit.
In a series circuit which quantity remains same throughout the circuit?
Current flow remains the same throughout the circuit.
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 happens to the current in the series circuit?
current remains same in series while divide itself in parallel circuit
When the voltage in a series circuit is doubled while the resistance remains the same the power increases by?
If the voltage doubles while the resistance remains the same, the power increases by a factor of four.Power = voltage times currentCurrent = voltage divided by resistanceSo, power = voltage squared divided by resistanceThis has nothing to do with being in a series circuit. It is simply Ohm's Law and Joule's Laws.
How is the current affected in a series circuit?
A: In series circuit the current remains the same no matter how many components are in series. just the voltage will change to reflect different voltage drops for each.
What is the current through each light bulb in a series circuit?
it remains same i=voltage/total resistance
Is the current same in each row of bread board?
A: Current remains the same on a series circuit. A: Current will divide on a parallel circuit for each branch according to the existing resistance
Why ammemeter is attached in series in a circuit?
as the current in a series circuit remains the same so it does not cause any difference if an extra element is connected in between the various elements so an ammeter is always connected in series.
Does the current remains the same in a series circuit despite the different values if the resistors in the circuit?
current in series depends on values of resistors. more resistance less current will flow through and viceversa
Energy input remains constant and voltage remains the same in a circuit but current decreases why?
Power is voltage times current. If power and voltage remains the same, then current cannot decrease - it must also remain the same.The only viable explanation, assuming the question is valid, is that there is a parallel circuit, and one resistance increases while the other decreases, keeping the net resistance the same, but shifting the power from one branch to the other.Another answerNormally, if the voltage remains the same and the current decreases in a particular circuit, then the resistance of that circuit must be increasing and the total energy input must also reduce.If the total energy input remains constant (and yet the voltage remains the same) then some of the current being supplied by the source - and therefore also some of the energy - must be going to some other place outside the circuit in question, e.g. there could now be a ground fault...
How is a parallel circuit the same as a series circuit?
In both cases, the power dissipated is measured by multiplying the voltage across the circuit by the current through the circuit.
Is a series circuit the same as a parallel circuit?
In both cases, the power dissipated is measured by multiplying the voltage across the circuit by the current through the circuit.
