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Laws of electricity


Current laws in series circuits


1) The electric current in a series circuit

In a series circuit the current remains unchanged all along the circuit: all electric components receive the same current.

Example:
In the following circuit, the electric current leaves the positive terminal, flows through the bulb, flows through the resistor and then reches the negative terminal
current in a series circuit
All along its path the current remain the same thus we can write:

I1 = I2 = 3



2) Current and number of passive components in a circuit

In series circuit electric, current decreases if a passive component is added:
The more passive components a series circuit includes, the more current decrease.
Inversely, if a passive component is taken off from a series circuit then electric current increases.

3) Current and order of connection

Whatever is the order of connection in a series circuit, the current doesn't change.

Example:
Current in series circuits and order of connection

These three circuits all include an electric generator, a motor, a bulb, a resistor, an ammeter and five connection wires. The only difference between these circuits is the way components are connected. We can therefore deduce that the current is the same in all circuit:
I1 = I2 = I3






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The electric current
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- The dangers of electricity
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The Voltage
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Alternating voltage and current
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Serie circuits
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- Current law in series - circuits
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- Nodes and branches in parallel circuits
- Current laws in parallel circuits
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Laws of electricity
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Generating electricity
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Electric power and energy
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- Relationship between - Electric power and energy

        










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