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n |
Parallel
circuits have more than one
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pathway that the
current can pass
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through
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n |
Current is
shared (not necessarily
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equally) among
the pathways
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n |
Voltage is the
same in each
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pathway as
across the battery
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n |
Equivalent
resistance is the sum of
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the reciprocal
resistances of the
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pathways (Req
is always less than R
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of any
individual pathway)
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