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What is a characteristic of a parallel circuit?
What is a characteristic of a parallel circuit?
- The total current supplied by the battery is less than the sum of the currents through each parallel branch.
- The voltage across each component is different.
- The current divides among the different branches of the circuit. (correct)
- There is only one pathway for the electric current.
What happens to the total resistance of a parallel circuit when more resistors are added?
What happens to the total resistance of a parallel circuit when more resistors are added?
- It remains the same.
- It becomes infinite.
- It increases.
- It decreases. (correct)
What is true about the voltage across each component in a parallel circuit?
What is true about the voltage across each component in a parallel circuit?
- It is different for each component.
- It is the same for each component. (correct)
- It is infinite for each component.
- It is zero for each component.
How do you identify a parallel circuit?
How do you identify a parallel circuit?
What happens to the total current strength when more resistors are added in parallel?
What happens to the total current strength when more resistors are added in parallel?
What is true about adding cells in parallel?
What is true about adding cells in parallel?
What is the total current supplied by the battery in a parallel circuit?
What is the total current supplied by the battery in a parallel circuit?
What happens to the current in each branch of a parallel circuit if the branches have identical components?
What happens to the current in each branch of a parallel circuit if the branches have identical components?
What is the primary advantage of connecting components in a parallel circuit?
What is the primary advantage of connecting components in a parallel circuit?
In a parallel circuit with two identical light bulbs, what happens to the total current if one bulb is replaced with a bulb of twice the resistance?
In a parallel circuit with two identical light bulbs, what happens to the total current if one bulb is replaced with a bulb of twice the resistance?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
What happens to the total current strength when multiple identical resistors are added in parallel?
What happens to the total current strength when multiple identical resistors are added in parallel?
How do the currents through each branch of a parallel circuit compare if the branches have different resistances?
How do the currents through each branch of a parallel circuit compare if the branches have different resistances?
What is the effect of adding more cells in parallel to a circuit?
What is the effect of adding more cells in parallel to a circuit?
Why are parallel circuits more reliable than series circuits?
Why are parallel circuits more reliable than series circuits?
What is the primary reason for the total current supplied by the battery being equal to the sum of the currents through each parallel branch?
What is the primary reason for the total current supplied by the battery being equal to the sum of the currents through each parallel branch?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the current strength through each branch if the total current supplied by the battery increases?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the current strength through each branch if the total current supplied by the battery increases?
What is the effect of adding more identical resistors in parallel to a circuit?
What is the effect of adding more identical resistors in parallel to a circuit?
In a parallel circuit with two branches, what happens to the total current if one branch has a resistor with twice the resistance of the other branch?
In a parallel circuit with two branches, what happens to the total current if one branch has a resistor with twice the resistance of the other branch?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the voltage across each component if the total voltage supplied by the battery increases?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the voltage across each component if the total voltage supplied by the battery increases?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
Why are parallel circuits used in many electrical systems?
Why are parallel circuits used in many electrical systems?
What is the primary advantage of using parallel circuits in electrical systems?
What is the primary advantage of using parallel circuits in electrical systems?
If two identical resistors are added in parallel to a circuit, what happens to the total current supplied by the battery?
If two identical resistors are added in parallel to a circuit, what happens to the total current supplied by the battery?
In a parallel circuit with three branches, what is true about the currents through each branch?
In a parallel circuit with three branches, what is true about the currents through each branch?
What happens to the voltage across each component in a parallel circuit if the total voltage supplied by the battery increases?
What happens to the voltage across each component in a parallel circuit if the total voltage supplied by the battery increases?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
Why do parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electric current?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
What is the relationship between the total current and the branch currents in a parallel circuit?
What happens to the total current strength if multiple identical resistors are added in parallel to a circuit?
What happens to the total current strength if multiple identical resistors are added in parallel to a circuit?
In a parallel circuit with two branches, what happens to the total current if one branch has a resistor with twice the resistance of the other branch?
In a parallel circuit with two branches, what happens to the total current if one branch has a resistor with twice the resistance of the other branch?
What is the primary advantage of using parallel circuits in electrical systems?
What is the primary advantage of using parallel circuits in electrical systems?
What happens to the total current supplied by the battery when more resistors are added in parallel to a circuit?
What happens to the total current supplied by the battery when more resistors are added in parallel to a circuit?
In a parallel circuit, what is true about the currents through each branch?
In a parallel circuit, what is true about the currents through each branch?
What is the effect of adding more cells in parallel to a circuit?
What is the effect of adding more cells in parallel to a circuit?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the current strength through each branch if the total current supplied by the battery increases?
In a parallel circuit, what happens to the current strength through each branch if the total current supplied by the battery increases?
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