Sunday, February 19, 2012

Series versus Parallel



The materials in an electrical circuit can be connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination of the other previously mentioned connections. When the objects in a circuit are in series, the charge flows in only one path. As a result, current is the same throughout the circuit. Meanwhile, a parallel circuit allows the current to go through multiple paths. This photograph depicts the batteries in my calculator. They are arranged in series. A series circuit has more potential energy than one in parallel but it has to be shared amongst the objects in the circuit. If one object stops working, the entire circuit stops. While each object in a parallel circuit can use its optimal amount of power, the battery's power will decrease more because its charge goes to more than one path.

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