Difference between revisions of "Parallel Circuit"

Revision as of 13:44, 31 October 2018

A Parallel Circuit is an electrical circuit with two or more paths the current can flow along.

In a parallel circuit the current is split at junctions before taking a different path.

Components placed in parallel with each other have the same Potential Difference across them.



The cell, bulb and Voltmeter are in parallel so they have the same Potential Difference across them.	The two bulbs are in parallel so they have the same Potential Difference across them but may have a different Current passing through them.	The bulb and motor are in parallel so they have the same Potential Difference across them but may have a different Current passing through them.

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 ===About Parallel Circuits===
-: In a '''paralle circuit''' the [[Electrical Current|current]] is split at the junctions.
+: In a '''parallel circuit''' the [[Electrical Current|current]] is split at junctions before taking a different path.
 : [[Electrical Component|Components]] placed in '''parallel''' with each other have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them.
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 |[[File:CircuitCellBulbBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
 |[[File:CircuitCellMotorBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
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+|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellBulbVoltmeterParallel.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellBulbBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:CircuitDiagramCellMotorBulbParallel.png|center|200px]]
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 | 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.