Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits
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Current across each component is the
same
Current across each component/branch
depends on the resistance of that
component/branch.
Total resistance depends on the sum of
the inverses of the individual resistance
Total resistance is equal to the sum of the
individual resistances
Voltage across each component depends
on the resistance of that component
Voltage across each component/branch is
the same
Series Circuit or
Parallel Circuit