Difference between revisions of "Parallel Circuit"

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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.

Switches can be placed in a Parallel Circuit to allow current along one path at a time.


The current from the battery splits at the junction sharing the current between the two bulbs.	The two bulbs in this parallel circuit can be switched on and off separately.

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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 | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Electrical Current|current]] from the [[battery]] splits at the [[junction]] sharing the [[Electrical Current|current]] between the two [[Electrical Bulb|bulbs]].
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Electrical Bulb|bulbs]] can be switched on and off separately.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Electrical Bulb|bulbs]] in this '''parallel circuit''' can be switched on and off separately.
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 : [[Electrical Component|Components]] placed in '''parallel''' with each other have the same [[Potential Difference]] across them.