2.3.8

Parallel Resistance

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Resistance

The combined resistance of two resistors in parallel is less than the resistance of either of the two resistors by themselves.

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Like water draining through a bucket

  • Consider a bucket full of water with a hole in the bottom:
    • Water drains out of the bucket.
    • If a second hole is drilled into the bucket the water (like adding another resistor in parallel) will drain faster.
    • It does not matter how narrow the second hole is (how high its resistance is), it is always faster for water to flow through two holes instead of one.

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