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: [[Component]]s in [[Parallel Circuit|parallel]] in a [[circuit]] have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them but share the [[Electrical Current|Current]].
: [[Component]]s in [[Series Circuit|series]] in a [[circuit]] have the same [[Electrical Current|Current]] through them but share the [[Potential Difference]].
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:CircuitCellBulbAmmeterSeries.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CircuitCellBulbVoltmeterParallel.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CircuitCellBulbBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
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| 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 [[Electrical Cell|cell]], [[Electrical Bulb|bulb]] and [[Voltmeter]] are in [[Parallel Circuit|parallel]] so they have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Electrical Bulb|bulbs]] are in [[Parallel Circuit|parallel]] so they have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them but may have a different [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through them.
|-
|[[File:CircuitCellMotorResistorSeries.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CircuitCellMotorBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CirctuiCellResistorMotorBulb.png|center|200px]]
|-
| 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]] between them.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Bulb|bulb]] and [[motor]] are in [[Parallel Circuit|parallel]] so they have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them but may have a different [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through 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]] between them.
|}
===Energy Transfers===