SERIES CIRCUITS

Series Circuits

• Resistance= ohms
• Current= amps
• potential difference (voltage)= volts
  

• THE SAME CURRENT PASSES THROUGH COMPONENTS IN SERIES WITH EACH OTHER.
  

components: eg bulbs

if the same number of electrons passes through each component every second= the same current passes through as well. There is only 1 pathway the current can follow.

• THE TOTAL POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE OF THE VOLTAGE SUPPLY IN A SERIES CIRCUIT IS SHARED BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS.
  

the total PD from the cell is basically the voltage of the cell- it is the measure of energy transferred from the cell by each electron that passes through it -->

THAT voltage is then shared between the components eg bulbs…