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What is the primary characteristic of a series circuit?
What is the purpose of a voltmeter in an electric circuit?
How many cells and resistors are in the simple series circuit diagram shown?
What happens if you connect a voltmeter in series in a circuit?
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What is the difference in potential energy per charge between two points in an electric circuit called?
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What happens to the energy per charge when electrons pass through a resistor?
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Why must a voltmeter be connected in parallel with the component being measured?
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What is the term for the flow of electrons from one point to another in an electric circuit?
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What is the purpose of an ammeter?
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What happens to the total voltage when cells are connected in series?
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What is the effect of adding resistors in series?
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What is the current through each component in a series circuit?
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What is a characteristic of a parallel circuit?
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What happens to the overall potential difference when cells are connected in parallel?
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What is an advantage of connecting cells in parallel?
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What happens to the total resistance when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the total current in a parallel circuit?
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What is the potential difference across each branch in a parallel circuit?
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What is the main reason for connecting a voltmeter in parallel with a component?
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What happens to the current through each component in a series circuit?
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Why is it not possible to measure potential difference using an ammeter?
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What is the term for the flow of electrons from one point to another in an electric circuit?
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What is the purpose of an ammeter in a circuit?
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What happens when electrons pass through a resistor in a circuit?
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What is the requirement for measuring current in a circuit?
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What is the key characteristic of a series circuit?
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What instrument is used to measure potential difference between two points in a circuit?
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Why is it necessary to have a single path for electric current in a series circuit?
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What is the purpose of an ammeter's low resistance?
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When resistors are added in series, what happens to the total resistance?
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What happens to the current through each component in a series circuit?
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What is the total potential difference across the series circuit?
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What happens when cells are connected in parallel?
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What is the advantage of connecting cells in parallel?
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What happens to the total resistance when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the total current in a parallel circuit?
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What is the potential difference across each branch in a parallel circuit?
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Why does the total resistance decrease when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the reason for connecting a voltmeter in parallel with a component in a circuit?
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What happens to the energy per charge of electrons when they pass through a cell in a circuit?
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What is the purpose of an ammeter in a circuit?
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What is the characteristic of a series circuit that affects the current through each component?
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What happens to the total current flowing through a circuit when cells are connected in series?
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Why can't a voltmeter be connected in series in a circuit?
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What is the effect of connecting resistors in series on the total resistance of a circuit?
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What is the purpose of using a single path for electric current in a series circuit?
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What is the term for the difference in potential energy per charge between two points in an electric circuit?
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Why is it necessary to use a low-resistance ammeter in a circuit?
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What is the main reason for connecting an ammeter in series with a component?
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When cells are connected in parallel, what happens to the overall potential difference?
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What is the effect of adding resistors in parallel on the total resistance?
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What is the current through each component in a series circuit?
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What is the total potential difference across a series circuit?
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What happens to the total current when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the analogy for adding resistors in parallel?
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What is the formula for the total current in a parallel circuit?
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What is the advantage of connecting cells in parallel?
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What happens to the voltage across each resistor in a series circuit with equal resistors?
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What is the reason why the voltage across each resistor in a series circuit with two equal resistors is the same?
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What is the effect of connecting cells in parallel on the overall potential difference of the circuit?
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What happens to the total resistance of a circuit when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the primary reason for not connecting a voltmeter in series in a circuit?
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What is the relationship between the total current and the currents in each branch in a parallel circuit?
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What happens to the electric current flowing through each component in a series circuit?
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Why is it necessary to use a single path for electric current in a series circuit?
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What is the reason why the voltage across each branch in a parallel circuit is the same?
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What is the effect of adding resistors in series on the total potential difference of a circuit?
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Why is an ammeter used to measure electric current in a circuit?
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What happens to the total voltage when cells are connected in series?
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What is the effect of adding resistors in parallel on the total current?
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What is the current through each component in a parallel circuit?
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Why does the total resistance decrease when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is an advantage of connecting cells in parallel?
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What is the main reason why electric current flows through all components in a series circuit?
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What is the correct way to measure the potential difference across a resistor in a circuit?
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What happens to the current flowing through a circuit when an ammeter is connected in series?
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Why is it necessary to use a single path for electric current in a series circuit?
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What is the purpose of measuring the potential difference across a component in a circuit?
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What is the main advantage of adding cells in parallel?
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What happens to the total current when resistors are added in parallel?
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What is the characteristic of an ammeter?
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What is the relationship between the current and potential difference in a series circuit?
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What is the formula for the total current in a parallel circuit?
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What is the purpose of a voltmeter?
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What happens if you connect an ammeter in parallel in a circuit?
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What is the effect of connecting cells in series?
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What is the characteristic of a series circuit?
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What happens to the energy per charge when electrons pass through a resistor?
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