A parallel circuit acts as a current divider.

More Questions from Parallel Circuits

• Parallel resistors are connected between the same two points.
• The total resistance for two resistors in parallel is equal to the sum of the two resistors.
• The number of current paths equals the number of resistors in parallel.
• When an open circuit occurs in a parallel branch, the total resistance decreases.
• Total power in a parallel circuit is found by adding up the power of all the individual resistors.
• In a parallel circuit, the branch with the lowest resistance has the most current.

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