Combined Science GCSE
Sharing of potential difference between series components
What Sharing of potential difference between series components means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The total potential difference of the supply is shared between the components, so the p.d.s across the components add up to the supply p.d.
Topics that use Sharing of potential difference between series components
- Series and parallel circuits (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Ammeter
- Circuit rules
- Conservation of charge
- Conservation of charge in a single loop
- Multi-step problem solving in dc circuits
- Parallel circuits
- Potential difference
- Potential difference across components and branches
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