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Jun 5, 2024

Investigating current in a parallel


circuit
Starter: List the components in the circuit
Jun 5, 2024

Investigating current in a parallel circuit

Know Apply Extend


• I can state what • I can describe how • I can use a model to
current is. current changes in explain how current
• I can use an parallel circuits when flows in a circuit.
ammeter to measure components are • I can measure
current. changed. current accurately in
• I can identify the • I can describe how to a number of places
pattern of current in measure current. in a parallel circuit.
parallel circuits. • I can set up a circuit • I can predict the
including an current in different
ammeter to measure circuits.
current. • I can explain the
pattern in current
readings for parallel
and draw
conclusions.
05/06/2024

Current in a parallel circuit


A PARALLEL circuit is one where the current
has a “choice of routes”
Here comes the
current…

Some of the current will


go down here.

And the rest will go


down here…
Investigating Current in Parallel Circuits
• Set up the parallel circuit as in the
diagram.

• Measure the current through each A1 A4


ammeter and record the readings.

• Describe what happened to the


A2
current at A1 and A4 when you
added another bulb in parallel
with the first one.

• Explain, in terms of current flow,


why the readings on A1 and A4
A3
are different from the readings on
A2 and A3 in the circuit.
Current in a parallel circuit

If the current
here is 6
And the
amps
current here
Current in parallel circuits is equally
split between the branches. will be…

The current
If the total current is 6A and there
here will
are 3 branches, each branch will
be…
have a measurable current of 2A
The current
The current
here will be…
here will be…
Advantages of parallel circuits…
There are two main reasons why parallel
circuits are used more commonly than
series circuits:
1) Extra appliances (like bulbs) can be
added without affecting the output of
the others
2) If one appliance breaks it won’t affect
the others either
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