Physics GCSE
Net resistance
What Net resistance means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Net resistance
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Reference: OCR
In series it equals the sum and is larger than either resistor; in parallel it is smaller than the smallest branch resistance.
Topics that use Net resistance
- Simple circuits (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell polarity conventions
- constant resistance
- Current
- diode
- E = P t
- Energy transferred
- Equivalent resistance in series
- Explaining mechanisms
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