Direct Current Parallel Current

A parallel circuit could have several paths for current to flow.

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A circuit consists of five 1.5 kohm resistors connected in parallel. The total resistance is _____ ohms. (enter only the numeric value)

• 360

• 300

• 350

• 310

A circuit consists of 4-resistors in parallel. What can be said about the voltage across each resistor?

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  The lowest ohm value resistor will have the highest voltage.

  
  

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  It will be the same across each resistor.

  
  

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  The largest ohm value resistor will have the highest voltage.

  
  

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  It will be the source voltage divided by 4.

  
   

A circuit consists of five 2.0 kohm resistors in parallel and a source voltage of 10V. The voltage across the resistors will be ____ V. (enter only the numeric value)

• 40

• 10

• 20

• 30

Which branch would have the highest current flow?

• R2

• R4

• R1

• R3

Select the value(s) you need to know to use Ohm's Law to calculate the total current in a parallel circuit.

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  Total resistance (ohms)

  
  

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  Total voltage.

  
  

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  The lowest resistance value.

  
  

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  The number of resistors.

  
  

Kirchhoff's Current Law says that the total current entering a node is exactly equal to the amount leaving it.

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The power consumed by individual components in a parallel circuit can be added together and should equal the total circuit power.

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