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Simon
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,
I'm following a book here and it was talking about resistance and
how to calculate the total resistance of a circuit. I understand
everything pretty well except the part that said something like: now
having another resistance connected in paralel to the initial
resistance, the current will double and go in both resistance... it
also says something like the battery is producing more current because
of this.
I'm wondering, is this true? I don't have a multimeter (yet) to
verify... would an ammeter show an increase of current in this
circuit? And as I understand it, having a circuit in paralel is just
a great way of depleting a battery's power faster! (Oh i'm sure there
are good applications for this, i'm not there yet)
But also, can you explain what happens with the current and why it
increases when a paralel resistance is added?
Thanks a lot!
Simon
I'm following a book here and it was talking about resistance and
how to calculate the total resistance of a circuit. I understand
everything pretty well except the part that said something like: now
having another resistance connected in paralel to the initial
resistance, the current will double and go in both resistance... it
also says something like the battery is producing more current because
of this.
I'm wondering, is this true? I don't have a multimeter (yet) to
verify... would an ammeter show an increase of current in this
circuit? And as I understand it, having a circuit in paralel is just
a great way of depleting a battery's power faster! (Oh i'm sure there
are good applications for this, i'm not there yet)
But also, can you explain what happens with the current and why it
increases when a paralel resistance is added?
Thanks a lot!
Simon