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 GCSE Physics > Types of Circuit |
Series Circuits
- Components are connected from end to end
- Total resistance is the product of all the resistances added together
- If one component is removed or disconnected the circuit is broken
- Same current in all parts of the circuit
- Total voltage of the supply is shared between components
- The bigger the resistance of a component, the bigger its share of voltage
Parallel Circuits
- Each component separately connected
- If one of the components is disconnected then it does not effect those it is parallel with.
- All components get the full source voltage (therefore the voltage is the same in all the components)
- The lower the resistance of a component the greater the current
- Total current in the circuit is equal to the sum of the currents in its separate branches
- Total current going into a junction is equal to the total current leaving it
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