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That's true. This is because when there are several resistors in parallel, the electrons have additional paths to choose from - it becomes "easier" for them to get through. This is what the resistance expresses. You can also play around with the formula for parallel resistance:


1 / R(total) = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + 1 / R3 ...


Try this out with some numbers. For two resistances, an equivalent is: R(total) = (R1 * R2) / (R1 + R2).


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