No. A resistor doesn't slow down the speed of the current, it limits how much can flow. Current can only flow if there is a complete circuit. The curent flows from the negative terminal of the power supply, through the load (resistors, lamps, or whatever), back through the positive terminal. The same number of electrons that leave the negative terminal must return through the positive terminal, so the current must be the same anywhere in a series circuit. More resistance just limits the current more. Think of a single file line of people, standing so close to each other they are touching, trying to squeeze through a series of narrow openings. Each opening slows the line down a bit, but the same number of people that enter the line also come out at the other end. Since a person can't move until the one in front of him does, the number of people passing any particular point every second is the same no matter where you check. The more restrictions (resistance), the fewer people per second. Make sense?
Which is true of a series circuit that has two resistors?A.The resistors are on different branches of the circuit.B.Neither resistor has current flowing through it.C.One resistor has no voltage across it.D.Both resistors have current flowing through them.
No. The resistance in a series circuit is all the resistor values added together. eg. If two resistors were in a circuit, one was 10 ohms and the other was 30 ohms, the resistance in the circuit would be 30 ohms. Hope this helps!
Its no longer a rectifier and the resistors may catch fire.
A zero-ohm resistor does not exist, so we are talking about an ideal resistor. An ideal resistor is needed for description in a circuit, where we lump all wire/parasitic resistances into discrete resistors, but the wire joining two discrete resistors is considered to have no resistance. My definition: a zero-ohm resistor is an ideal resistor that does not consume energy when a current exists in the resistor. Alternatively, a zero-ohm resistor is an ideal resistor that cannot sustain any potential drop when a current is on. Thirdly, a zero-ohm resistor is an ideal resistor that will conduct an infinite current when a voltage is applied across it.
The total resistance of a set of resistors in parallel is found by adding up the reciprocals of the resistance values, and then taking the reciprocal of the total. By removing a resistor the total current will lower. If you short out the parallel circuit as suggested it will take out the fuse that should be protecting the circuit.AnswerShorting-out a resistor in a parallel circuit, will act to short out the entire circuit, therefore, significantly increasing, not lowering, the current! And, as the previous answer indicates, this short-circuit current will operate any protective devices, such as a fuse.In a parallel circuit current does not lower but it will be increase if shorting-out one resistor in the two resistor parallel circuit, the circuit will become very low resistive and the larger current will flow through the short path.
In a series circuit with multiple resistors connected in series, the total voltage is equal to the sum of the individual voltages across each resistor.
A voltage divider is a circuit that uses two or more resistors to divide the input voltage into smaller voltages across each resistor. The voltage across each resistor is proportional to its resistance compared to the total resistance in the circuit. This allows for distributing the input voltage across multiple resistors in a controlled manner.
Which is true of a series circuit that has two resistors?A.The resistors are on different branches of the circuit.B.Neither resistor has current flowing through it.C.One resistor has no voltage across it.D.Both resistors have current flowing through them.
Here are some series-parallel circuits practice problems you can solve to improve your understanding of electrical circuits: Calculate the total resistance in a circuit with two resistors in series and one resistor in parallel. Determine the current flowing through each resistor in a circuit with three resistors in parallel. Find the voltage drop across each resistor in a circuit with two resistors in series and one resistor in parallel. Calculate the total power dissipated in a circuit with resistors connected in both series and parallel configurations. Determine the equivalent resistance of a complex circuit with multiple resistors connected in series and parallel. Solving these practice problems will help you develop a better understanding of series-parallel circuits and improve your skills in analyzing and solving electrical circuit problems.
It depends on where and how the resistor is placed in a circuit. A string of series resistors will split the voltage across all them depending on their values. All of the resistors in parallel will have the same voltage across all of them no matter what their resistance is.
Resistors are one of the three basic electronic components. They restrict the flow of current in an electrical circuit. Fixed resistors have a fixed value of resistance, and are used in almost every electronic circuit for lots of different reasons.
In a series circuit, if one resistor is replaced with a resistor of lower resistance, the total resistance in the circuit decreases. This leads to an increase in the overall current flowing through the circuit.
To read the value of a resistor: Resistors are color coded, you can use the chart found below And how accurate the values of resistors are is their tolerance, also found in the chart
Toasters and lightbulbs.AnswerA resistor is an circuit component. So, while toasters and light bulbs have resistance, they are not resistors!
Resistors reduce voltage in an electrical circuit by impeding the flow of electric current, which causes a drop in voltage across the resistor. This drop in voltage is proportional to the amount of resistance in the circuit.
Resistors drop voltage in an electrical circuit by impeding the flow of current, causing a voltage drop across the resistor according to Ohm's Law (V I R). This results in a decrease in voltage across the resistor, allowing for control and regulation of the electrical current in the circuit.
A voltage divider is a circuit that uses resistors to divide the input voltage into smaller voltages across multiple components. This is achieved by connecting the resistors in series, creating a voltage drop across each resistor based on their resistance values. The output voltage across each component is determined by the ratio of its resistance to the total resistance in the circuit.