Combined Science GCSE
Total resistance and current in each circuit type
What Total resistance and current in each circuit type means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Adding a component in series increases the total resistance, reducing the current, whereas adding a branch in parallel increases the total current drawn.
Topics that use Total resistance and current in each circuit type
- 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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