A parallel circuit is sometimes called a current divider.

More Questions from Parallel Circuits

• Kirchhoff's current law states that the current flowing into a point of a circuit is equal to the sum of the voltages in the output branches.
• The total power in the given circuit is ___.
• The total current in the given circuit is ___.
• If R2 opens in the given circuit, the voltage across R1 will ___.
• If R1 opens in the given circuit, the total current equals ___.
• The total current in the given circuit equals _____.
• As additional resistors are connected to a parallel circuit, the total resistance will ___.
• A parallel resistor's value that changes with age will cause a corresponding change in ______ .
• A circuit is parallel between two points if ___ between those two points.
• If the voltmeter indicates 12 V in the given circuit, the voltage across R2 equals ___.

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