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Introduction To Series Circuit

A series circuit provides a single path for electrons to flow from one terminal of a voltage source to the other. It is constructed using resistors, a voltage source, conductor, and switch. The total resistance is found by adding the individual resistances, and the total current is calculated using voltage divided by total resistance. Voltage drops across resistors are calculated using current times resistance.

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Introduction To Series Circuit

A series circuit provides a single path for electrons to flow from one terminal of a voltage source to the other. It is constructed using resistors, a voltage source, conductor, and switch. The total resistance is found by adding the individual resistances, and the total current is calculated using voltage divided by total resistance. Voltage drops across resistors are calculated using current times resistance.

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Introduction to series circuit

Ms. Houslin
FOGA ROAD HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 9
Industrial Techniques
Construction of a basic circuit.
Construction of a series circuit.
The basic parts of a circuit.

 Energy source – produces the force that causes electrons to

move (Voltage). Eg. Battery and electromechanical generators.

 Control device – it is used to open and close a circuit. Eg.

Switches.
 Conductor - provides an easy path through which

electrons can move freely through the circuit.

 Load - changes the energy of moving electrons into

some other useful form of energy. Eg. Light bulb.


Series circuit
A series circuit is an electrical circuit that provides only

one complete path, through which electrons can move

from one terminal of the energy source to the other.


CONSTRUCTION OF A SERIES
CIRCUIT

I
Characteristics of a series circuit

Total resistance of the


circuit is equal to the sum
of each individual
resistance.
 RT = R1 + R2 + R3…Rn
 RT = the total resistance.
Characteristics of a series circuit

The sum of the voltage in a


series circuit is equal to the
sum of the voltage drops
across all the components in
the circuit.
 VT = V1 + V2 + …Vn
 VT = the total voltage in the
circuit
Characteristics of a series circuit

I1 I2 I3 The total current in a series circuit


R1 + - R2 + - R3 + -
0.000 A 0.000 A 0.000 A is equal to the current in any other
20Ω 40Ω 20Ω
part of the circuit.
VT
I

 IT = I1 = I2 = In
 IT = Total current in the circuit.
EXAMPLE

 What is the total resistance in the circuit below? RT = 3kΩ + 10kΩ + 5kΩ = 18kΩ

 What is the total current in the circuit below? IT = VT /RT = 9V / 18kΩ = 0.0005A
 What is the voltage across R2 and R3 in the circuit below?

V2 = IT × R2 = 0.0005 A × 10kΩ = 5V

V3 = IT × R3 = 0.0005 A × 5kΩ = 2.5V


Class Activity
 1. What is the formula to solve for the total resistance
within a circuit?
 2. What is the total resistance in the circuit below?
 The load across a 12-V battery consists of a series
combination of three resistances R1, R2, and R3. R1 is
210Ω, R2 is 350 Ω, and R3 is 120 Ω.

 a. Find the total resistance of the circuit.

 b. Find the total current in the circuit.

 c. Find the potential difference across R3.

 d. Draw the circuit.


HOME WORK
 . The load across a 12-V battery consists of a series
combination of three resistances are 15Ω, 21 Ω, and 24
Ω, respectively.

 a. Draw the circuit diagram.

 b. What is the total resistance of the load?

 c. What is the total current in the circuit?

 d. What is the voltage across each resistors?


Summary
 A series circuit is an electrical circuit that provides only one

complete path, through which electrons can move from one

terminal of the energy source to the other.


 Constructed using resistors (load), voltage source, conductor and
control device.
 The total resistance in a circuit is found by using the formula:
 RT = R1+ R2 + …Rn
 IT = VT/RT

 Voltage drop = IT × the resistor value that you want to find the
voltage across.

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