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What happens to the Voltage
and Current
in a Circuit when Cells are connected in Parallel?
In the circuit below, it has been
shown that
the current is
2 amps and the voltage
is 6 volts.
The circuit above has one cell.
What happens
if two cells are connected in parallel?
When an identical cell
is placed in parallel
with
the original cell, the current
stays the same
because
the total voltage of the circuit
stays the same.
In the circuit above with two 6 volt cells in parallel,
the current
is still 2 amps and
the voltage is still 6
volts.
The two cells in parallel
together supply electricity
for twice as long as one cell before they
both run out.
Compare this with cells in series.
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