Delmar's Unit 7 Flashcards
Series circuits
A parallel circuit is characterized by the fact that it has ____________.
more than one path for current flow
In a series circuit, the total current is the sum of ___________.
the currents through all of the branches of the circuit.
In a series circuit, the voltage across any part of the circuit is ___________.
the same as the total voltage.
In a series circuit, is the total resistance is ______________.
the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of each individual branch.
The total power is a parallel circuit is equal to ____________.
the sum of the power dissipation of all the components
The current flowing through each branch of a parallel circuit can be calculated _______________.
when the total resistance and the total current are known.
The amount of current flow through each branch of a parallel circuit is ___________________.
inversely proportional to its resistance
