Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits

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Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits
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Series vs. Parallel

• Series Parallel

• Compare
• Current Flow
• Potential Difference across resistors
• Total resistance of circuit and how it affects
  current flow

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Series vs. ParallelComparing Voltage
12 Volts
V 12V
V 12V
8 Volts
12 Volts
R4 ?
R 2?
R14?
R2 2?
4 Volts
Compare the potential difference across the
resistors/lamps
V IR
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Series vs. ParallelComparing Resistance
V 12V
V 12V
R4 ?
R 2?
R14?
R2 2?
RT 4 2 6?
1/RT 1/4 1/2 1.3 ?
Compare the Total Resistance of the circuits
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Series vs. ParallelComparing Current
V 12V
V 12V
R10 ?
R 5?
e-
e-
e-
e-
e-
e-
R14?
e-
e-
e-
R2 2?
Compare the current through the resistors/lamps
I V/R