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In a series circuit what happens to the current if you increase the number of components in the circuit?
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∙ 12y ago
The current (amps) will remain constant, but the voltage will drop.
Marianne Hagenes
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∙ 11y agoIn a series circuit current flows through all components. Current is a measure of how many electrons flow through the circuit. The "pressure" that pushes the current is the voltage. The higher the voltage ("pressure") the higher the current.
People often use an analogy of a water hose to explain it: more water pressure ("Voltage") means more water goes through the hose ("Current"). The diameter of the hose restricts the amount of water that can flow ("Resistance").
The relationship between current and voltage is described through Ohm's Law: I=V/R in this case. An increase in Voltage achieves an increase in Current (direct relationship).
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∙ 12y agoIf it is a parallel circuit, then adding more components increases the total current. It it is a series circuit, then adding more components decreases the total current.
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∙ 13y agowe know v=IR ........ in a circuit R is constant... as we increases the voltage current also increas
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∙ 12y agoi dont know but it probley is something
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What happens to amps when you increase the resistance of a circuit?
If you don't change the voltage between the ends of the circuit,then higher resistance in the circuit means lower current (amps).
What happens when current is reduced to very low value?
Be a little more specific. How low of a current value are you talking about? What does the circuit look like? And what components are a part of the circuit? Possibly, depending on the circuit, nothing extreme happens. You may get increased heat in the circuit due to more resistance. There are a lot of factors to weigh to answer this question...
What happens to current in a parallel circuit?
in a parallel circuit, current get divided among the parallel branches in a manner so that the product of current and the resistance of each branch becomes same. The sum of the current in each branch is equal to the total current of the circuit.
What happens when the circuit is closed?
Current flows
What happens in a parralell circuit when one light bulb goes out?
The other components are still connected to the circuit
What happens to the amount of current in a series circuit as the number of batteries increase?
it increases
What happens to the current in a circuit if the resistance is increase?
If resistance is increased, current decreases. Ohm's Law: current equals voltage divided by resistance.
What happens to amps when you increase the resistance of a circuit?
If you don't change the voltage between the ends of the circuit,then higher resistance in the circuit means lower current (amps).
What happens when current is reduced to very low value?
Be a little more specific. How low of a current value are you talking about? What does the circuit look like? And what components are a part of the circuit? Possibly, depending on the circuit, nothing extreme happens. You may get increased heat in the circuit due to more resistance. There are a lot of factors to weigh to answer this question...
What happens in a circuit if you increase the voltage of the battery driving it?
The power in the circuit will increase.
What happens to the current in the other lights if one light burns out in a series circuit?
It depends what is the outcome of burning. If that light has created open circuit, circuit will break and there will not be any current. But if there is short circuit means overall resistance is decreased. Thus current will increase. Besides overall brightness will also increase. Thus, if in a series lesser the number of bulbs more will be brightness.
What happens to voltage when current is increased?
current is decreased Depends of the circuit or device: in a stepdown transformer: power in= power out, V x I = V x I , Increase voltage in (power remaining constant) you current output will increase.
What happens to the total impedance of a series RC ciRCuit as the frequency is increased?
when the frequency is increased the total impedance of a series RC circuit is decrease.
What happens to current in a series circuit?
the current in series will be same..
What happens when one or more light bulbs are added to the circuit?
A: If put in series current will decrease if put in parallel current will increase assuming the input voltage remains the same
What happens to current in a parallel circuit?
in a parallel circuit, current get divided among the parallel branches in a manner so that the product of current and the resistance of each branch becomes same. The sum of the current in each branch is equal to the total current of the circuit.
What happens when the circuit is closed?
Current flows
