Define parallel connection and series connection?
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SERIES CONNECTION
A series circuit is one in which every component is in a series connection. Therefore, a series circuit has the same current at all points in the circuit. The voltage drops across each component in the circuit sum to the source voltage.
PARALLEL CONNECTION
A parallel circuit is a closed circuit divided into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit. Each load connected in a separate path receives the full circuit voltage and the total circuit is equal to the sum of the individual branch currents.
Explanation:
In parallel connection of a resistor, potential difference across each and every resistor is same but the current divides. The equivalent resistance in this case is given by :
In series combination of resistors, current across each and every resistor is same while the potential divides. The equivalent resistance in this case is given by :