POE Electricity Vocab Part 2

Front

Current in a series circuit:

Back

The same current flows through all three light bulbs.

Front

Symbol meaning?

Back

Battery

Front

A closed circuit where current splits into multiple paths and returns via a common path.

Back

Parallel

Front

Total current in a parallel circuit = sum of branch currents.

Back

Kirchhoff's Current Law

Front

Sum of voltage drops in a series circuit = total applied voltage. Known as?

Back

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

Front

Unit of Power measurement?

Back

Watts

Front

Total resistance in a series circuit:

Back

R1 + R2 + R3

Front

Total resistance in a parallel circuit is calculated as:

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1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 = 1/RT

Front

Resistance is measured in ___

Back

ohms.

Front

Voltage is measured in __.

Back

volts.