Parallel Circuits
Physics · JC 1 · Electricity and Magnetism · Semester 2

Parallel Circuits

Students will analyze the characteristics of parallel circuits, including current division, voltage, and total resistance.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesH2 Physics (9749), Core Idea 5: Electricity and Magnetism, 5.3 D.C. Circuits, Learning Outcome (b) recall and use the formula for the combined resistance of a number of resistors in parallelH2 Physics (9749), Core Idea 5: Electricity and Magnetism, 5.3 D.C. Circuits, Learning Outcome (c) apply Kirchhoff’s first and second laws to d.c. circuits

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Students will analyze the characteristics of parallel circuits, including current division, voltage, and total resistance.

Key Questions

  1. Explain why components in a parallel circuit have the same voltage across them.
  2. Compare the total resistance of series and parallel circuits.
  3. Design a parallel circuit to power multiple devices independently.

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