Series Series circuits Current in series circuits Voltage

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Series • Series circuits • Current in series circuits • Voltage in series circuits

Series • Series circuits • Current in series circuits • Voltage in series circuits

Series Circuits We have a series circuit when 2 or more components are connected

Series Circuits We have a series circuit when 2 or more components are connected together in the same loop

Current through Series Circuits Now, move ammeter in thewith Connect an the ammeter in

Current through Series Circuits Now, move ammeter in thewith Connect an the ammeter in series circuit asbulbs shown and repeat the light and measure the reading each your place. Record current. in Report reading inin your worksheet.

Current through Series Circuits What Can All The the current you would electrons think

Current through Series Circuits What Can All The the current you would electrons think would happen of that asame decrease, reason to gothe through why current this a if is the everywhere What do you notice about the happens? resistor because one ofcircuit. the must the resistors higher also gohad the through higherthe in the current in the circuit? others. resistance, resistance? the lower the current.

Voltage in Series Circuits Now, move the voltmeter in thewith Connect a voltmeter in

Voltage in Series Circuits Now, move the voltmeter in thewith Connect a voltmeter in parallel circuit asbulbs shown and repeat the light and measure the reading each your place. Record current. in Report reading inin your worksheet.

Voltage in Series Circuits What would happen tobattery the voltage The overall resistance has

Voltage in Series Circuits What would happen tobattery the voltage The overall resistance has increased. As Can you should hurdles think the of (resistors) a output voltage are why this Thethe output voltage of reason the isthe What do you notice about the The voltage is equal across each Therefore, there will be less current across the resistors if one of them sum of the voltage drops across same, happens? (E. M. F. ) theoflittle the men battery (electrons) be? the Voltage across each resistors? component. flowing in the circuit. So, the voltage resistors, because all the energy were higher than the others? will use the same amount of used across the higher resistance will So be the must be regained in the battery. energy to jump (go through) them. greater across otheristwo, voltage than across eachthe resistor a third There isisthe same drop of voltage where it lower than before. of the E. M. F. in each resistor.