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: [[Electrical Component|Components]] placed in '''series''' share the [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] supplied by the [[Power Supply|powersupply]] source.

| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[motor]] and [[resistor]] are in [[Series Circuit|series]] so they have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through them but share the 1.5[[V]] [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between them.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[motor]], [[resistor]] and [[Electrical Bulb|bulb]] are in [[Series Circuit|series]] so they all have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through them but share the 1.5[[V]] [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between them.|} ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===A [[Series Circuit]] is an [[Circuit|electrical circuit]] with only one path for the [[Electrical Current|current]] to flow. ===About Series Circuits===: In a '''series circuit''' the [[Electrical Current|current]] is the same at all locations.: [[Electrical Component|Components]] placed in '''series''' share the [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] supplied by the [[Power Supply|power supply]].  ===Examples==={| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellBulbAmmeterSeries.png|center|200px]]|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellMotorResistorSeries.png|center|200px]]|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellMotorResistorBulbSeries.png|center|200px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Bulb|bulb]] and [[Ammeter]] are in [[Series Circuit|series]] so they have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] going through them.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[motor]] and [[resistor]] are in [[Series Circuit|series]] so they have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through them but share the [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between them.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[motor]], [[resistor]] and [[Electrical Bulb|bulb]] are in [[Series Circuit|series]] so they all have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through them but share the [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between them.|} ===Resistors in Series===: Adding [[resistor]]s in [[Series Circuit|series]] increases the [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] in the [[circuit]].: The [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] of each [[resistor]] can be added together.{| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:ResistorsSeries1.png|center|400px]]| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] between points A and B is: 5Ω.|-|[[File:ResistorsSeries2.png|center|400px]]| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] between points A and B is: 2Ω + 5Ω = 7Ω|-|[[File:ResistorsSeries3.png|center|400px]]| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] between points A and B is: 2Ω + 5Ω + 9Ω = 16Ω