Series and Parallel Circuits

By: Kris Kendrick

What is a Circuit

• A circuit is an electrical device that provides a path for electrical currents to flow.

• A path in a circuit is sometimes called a branch.

Series Circuits

• A series circuit is an electric circuit that has only one path for currents to flow.

• The current in a series circuit is the same at all points in the circuit.

Parallel Circuits

• A parallel circuit is an electric circuit with more than one path or branch.

• The current given off by the battery in a parallel circuit splits at one or more branch points.

Breaks In Circuits

• If there is a break in the circuit the current will stop to flow.

Series Circuit

Parallel Circuit

Broken Circuit

References

• I only used my text book for a reference.