2.3.1

Series Circuits

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Current

In a series circuit, the current is the same at all points in the circuit.

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Charge

  • The charge flows through the circuit like water flows through pipes.
  • The amount of water entering one end of a pipe is the same as the amount leaving the other end.

Resistors in Series

In series circuits, the resistors all oppose the flow of electric current through the circuit. Their total resistance is calculated by adding up the resistance of each individual resistor: R = R1 + R2 + R3 +....

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Water pipes

  • If you take a single pipe with water (like electric current) flowing through it and put a rock into it, the rock blocks the flow of water (like a resistor).
  • Adding more rocks next to each other in the pipe makes it harder to push water through.

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