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Types of Circuit

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Series Circuits

• Components are connected from end to end
• Total resistance is the product of all the resistances added together
• If one component is removed or disconnected the circuit is broken
• Same current in all parts of the circuit
• Total voltage of the supply is shared between components
• The bigger the resistance of a component, the bigger its share of voltage

Parallel Circuits

• Each component separately connected
• If one of the components is disconnected then it does not effect those it is parallel with.
• All components get the full source voltage (therefore the voltage is the same in all the components)
• The lower the resistance of a component the greater the current
• Total current in the circuit is equal to the sum of the currents in its separate branches
• Total current going into a junction is equal to the total current leaving it

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