parallel circuits chapter 7. parallel circuits definition n a circuit that has more than one path...
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PARALLEL CIRCUITSPARALLEL CIRCUITS
CHAPTER 7CHAPTER 7
PARALLEL CIRCUITSPARALLEL CIRCUITSDEFINITIONDEFINITION
A CIRCUIT THAT HAS MORE THAN A CIRCUIT THAT HAS MORE THAN ONE PATH FOR CURRENT FLOWONE PATH FOR CURRENT FLOW
PARALLEL CIRCUIT RULESPARALLEL CIRCUIT RULES TOTAL CURRENT IS SUM OF THE TOTAL CURRENT IS SUM OF THE
CURRENTS THROUGH ALL THE CURRENTS THROUGH ALL THE BRANCHESBRANCHES
VOLTAGE ACROSS ANY BRANCH VOLTAGE ACROSS ANY BRANCH EQUALS APPLIED VOLTAGEEQUALS APPLIED VOLTAGE
TOTAL RESISTANCE IS THE RECIPROCAL TOTAL RESISTANCE IS THE RECIPROCAL OF THE SUM OF RECIPROCALS OF EACH OF THE SUM OF RECIPROCALS OF EACH BRANCH “AND” IS ALWAYS LESS THAN BRANCH “AND” IS ALWAYS LESS THAN SMALLEST BRANCHSMALLEST BRANCH
VOLTAGE TO EACH BRANCH IS APPLIED VOLTAGE
TOTAL RESISTANCE IS LESS THAN SMALLLEST BRANCH
REVIEWREVIEW
GIVE DEFINITION GIVE DEFINITION OF A PARALLEL OF A PARALLEL CIRCUIT.CIRCUIT.
STATE THE THREE STATE THE THREE RULES FOR RULES FOR PARALLEL PARALLEL CIRCUITS.CIRCUITS.
WHY ARE HOMES WHY ARE HOMES CONNECTED IN CONNECTED IN PARALLEL?PARALLEL?
WHAT CIRCUITS WHAT CIRCUITS ARE CONNECTED IN ARE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL ON PARALLEL ON CARS?CARS?
WHY ARE WHY ARE PARALLEL CIRCUITS PARALLEL CIRCUITS CALLED CURRENT CALLED CURRENT DIVIDERS?DIVIDERS?
HOW IS POWER HOW IS POWER DISSIPATED IN A DISSIPATED IN A PARALLEL?PARALLEL?