Difference between revisions of "Parallel Circuit"

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Key Stage 3

Meaning

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

About Parallel Circuits

In a paralle circuit the current is split at the junctions.

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

Examples


The bulb and Ammeter are in series so they have the same Current going through them.	The motor and resistor are in series so they have the same Current passing through them but share the 1.5V Potential Difference between them.	The motor, resistor and bulb are in series so they all have the same Current passing through them but share the 1.5V Potential Difference between them.

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-A [[circuit]] with two or more paths the [[Electrical Current|current]] can flow along.
+==Key Stage 3==
+===Meaning===
+A [[Parallel Circuit]] is an [[Circuit|electrical circuit]] with two or more paths the [[Electrical Current|current]] can flow along.
+===About Parallel Circuits===
+: In a '''paralle circuit''' the [[Electrical Current|current]] is split at the junctions.
+: [[Electrical Component|Components]] placed in '''parallel''' with each other have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them.
+===Examples===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|[[File:CircuitCellBulbAmmeterSeries.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:CircuitCellMotorResistorSeries.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:CircuitCellMotorResistorBulbSeries.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 1.5[[V]] [[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]] between them.
+|}