the laws of series and parallel circuits

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in a series circuit the current...
is constant (equal around the whole circuit)
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in a parallel circuit the current...
splits (not necessarily equally) then joins up again
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in a series circuit the voltage...
from the battery is shared between the components (not necessarily equally)
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in a parallel circuit the voltage...
is the same as the battery across all components (unless there is another component in series with it)
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what is a good example of parallel circuits?
xmas lights, as it shows that each one is like its own circuit, so if one goes out the others still work
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when a circuit with 4A splits into parallel circuits, with the first wire having 1 bulb and the second wire having 3 bulbs, how will the current split?
the first wire will have three times the amount of amps because it has 1/3 of the amount of bulbs compared to the 2nd wire. so the 1st wie will have 3A and the 2nd wire will have 1A
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in a parallel circuit the current...

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splits (not necessarily equally) then joins up again

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in a series circuit the voltage...

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what is a good example of parallel circuits?

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