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    The document summarizes key concepts in electrical circuits including current, voltage, resistance, and how these quantities relate in series and parallel circuits. Current is the flow of charge, measured in amps. In series circuits, the current is the same everywhere but splits in parallel circuits with the total current equaling the sum of branch currents. Voltage is measured in volts and represents energy gained or lost by charges, and resistance in ohms slows current.

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    The document summarizes key concepts in electrical circuits including current, voltage, resistance, and how these quantities relate in series and parallel circuits. Current is the flow of charge, measured in amps. In series circuits, the current is the same everywhere but splits in parallel circuits with the total current equaling the sum of branch currents. Voltage is measured in volts and represents energy gained or lost by charges, and resistance in ohms slows current.

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    Electrical Circuits Summary

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    Sarah Stevens
    The document summarizes key concepts in electrical circuits including current, voltage, resistance, and how these quantities relate in series and parallel circuits. Current is the flow of charge, measured in amps. In series circuits, the current is the same everywhere but splits in parallel circuits with the total current equaling the sum of branch currents. Voltage is measured in volts and represents energy gained or lost by charges, and resistance in ohms slows current.

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    ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS SUMMARY

    Symbol Current I Unit Amps A What is it? The rate at which charges flow around the circuit Measured by Ammeter in series Formula In series circuits The current is the same everywhere In parallel circuits The current splits at a branch. The total current is the sum of the currents in the individual branches The voltage across each branch is equal to the voltage of the power supply The total resistance is less than the resistance of any single branch

    Voltage (or Potential Difference)

    Volts V

    Resistance

    Ohms

    The energy gained or lost by each unit of charge when going through a component Resistance will slow down the current. The higher the resistance in a circuit the lower the current

    Voltmeter in parallel

    Usually calculated from the formula in the next column (can be measured with an ohmmeter)

    The voltage across the components adds up to the voltage of the power supply The total resistance is the sum of the individual resistances

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