Flashcards
Parallel Circuits
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1How are parallel circuits connected?Each component is separetly connected to the +ve and -ve of all the supply
- 2What happens if you remove or disconnect a component in a parallel circuit?It will hardly affect the others at all
- 3How is P.D distributed across a parallel circuit?The P.D is the same across of components
- 4What does the voltage being the same across all components in a parallel circuit do to components? Use bulbs as an exampleThey all work at the same levels, e.g the same brightness in bulbs
- 5How is current distributed in a parallel circuit?It is shared between branches
- 6In parallel circuits, what is the total current flowing around the circuit equal to?The total of all the currents through separate components, e.g A=A1+A2+A3
- 7What makes a circuit parallel?It has junctions in the wiring, where the current either splits or rejoins
- 8The total current going into the junction...... has to equal the total current leaving the junction
- 9When will the same amount of current flow through two components?When they are identical and connected in parallel
- 10What are the two devices that are exceptions to the series and parallel rules?Ammeters and voltmeters
- 11How are ammeters always connected?In series even in a parallel circuit
- 12How are voltmeters always connected?Parallel with a component even in a series circuit