Resistors In Parallel

Parallel Circuits are circuits in which the voltage remains the same across each component, but the current is split into different paths.

• The reciprocal of the equivalent resistance of resistors connected in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocal of each individual resistance.
  • The total resistance is smaller than any one of the individual resistances being added.
  • The sum of the current through each individual component is equal to the overall current.
• Kirchhoff’s Current Law (aka Kirchhoff’s First Law):
  • The sum of the individual currents going into a junction is equal to the sum of the individual currents flowing out of that junction.