Circuit Rules 0.0 / 5 ? PhysicsDirect Current CircuitsASAQA Created by: Mr_MackintoastCreated on: 14-03-18 16:48 Kirchoff's First Law "The sum of the currents leaving any junction is always equal to the sum of the currents that entered it" 1 of 3 Kirchoff's Second Law "The total voltage across a circuit loop is equal to the sum of the voltage drops across the devices in that loop" 2 of 3 Summary Current is the same everywhere in a series circuit Current is split in a parallel circuit along the different paths Potential difference is split between components in series Each branch of a parallel circuit gets the full potential difference from the supply V = IR holds true for ohmic devices under constant conditions 3 of 3
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