D.C. Circuits 7-8

Product over sum, reciprocal formula, resistors of equal vale

A 3 methods for finding total resistance of parallel resistors is _____, _____, _____.

Both series & parallel circuits

A combination circuit is a circuit that contains _____ _____ __ ____ ____.

Note

A junction point of current paths is often called a ____.

1

A series circuit has ___ path(s) for current flow.

Current

An increase in _____, not resistance, results in an increase of load.

Parallel

Circuits that have more than one path for current flow are ____ circuits.

Total Resistance

Im a series circuit, the ______ ______ is the sum of the individual resistances.

Go down

Imagine a water system with a holding tank, pump, and return lines. What wpuld happen to the resistance to flow if a return path is added to the system?___ ____

Trace the current path

In a combination circuit, to identify series and parallel elements, you should ____ ____ ____ ____.

Current Dividers

In a parallel circuit, the current through each branch is inversely proportional to the resistance of the branch. Because of this, parallel circuits are sometimes called ____ _____.

Always less than the lowest

In a parallel circuit, the total resistance is ____ ____ _____ ____ value resistor.

Equal

In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each branch must ____.

Sum

In a parallel circuit., the total current flow is equal to the ____ of the currents through all the branches.

Applied Voltage

In parallel circuits, the voltage drop across any branch is the same as the ____ ____.

Current

In series circuits, the ____ is the same at any point in the circuit.

Parallel

Most devices such as light receptacles in homes and office buildings are connected in _____.

Reduce the circuit into a simpler circuit

Solving combination circuits includes a step in which you _____ ____ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___.

Current Divider

The ____ _____ formula can be used to calculate current flow through any branch of a circuit by substituting the values of Ix and Rx for the branch values when total circuit current and the resistance are know.

Total Current

The ______ ______ in a parallel circuit is equal to the sum of the currents through all of the circuit branches.

Current

The term "load" refers to the amount of ____ in a circuit branch.

Applied

The voltage drop across any branch of a parallel circuit is the same as____.