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Electrical circuits

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What is kirchhoff's second law?

In any circuit the sum of the electromotive force is equal to the sum of the potential difference in a closed loop

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What law makes kirchhoff's 2nd law true?

Conservation of energy

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Explain current in a series circuit

Current is the same at every point

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Explain pd in a series circuit

Total pd across each component adds up to the total EMF

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Explain resistance in a series circuit

R= R1 + R2 + R3

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Explain current in a parallel circuit

Current in each loop adds up to the total current

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Explain pd in parallel circuits

Total pd across each loop is the same

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Explain resistance in parallel circuits

1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3