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Electricity

Series and Parallel

So far we have looked at only one component
in a circuit with meters.
When more than one component is used in a circuit,
there are two different ways of arranging them
and these are called series or parallel.

There are different rules for series and parallel circuits
and you must know these rules.

Rules for a series circuit.

Rules for a parallel circuit.

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