Terms relating to series and parallel circuits
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| 614804232 | closed circuit | A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates. |  |
| 614804233 | open circuit | An incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow due to a break in the pathway of electrons. |  |
| 614804234 | series circuit | Resistors and connected so that the current follows a single pathway between the terminals of the battery. |  |
| 614804235 | parallel circuit | Resistors in the circuit form branches each of which is a separate pathway for the current between terminals of the battery. |  |
| 614804236 | schematic diagram. | A diagram which shows an electrical circuit and devices are represented by symbols. |  |
| 614804237 | resistor symbol | The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents a resistor. |  |
| 614804238 | battery symbol | The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents a battery. |  |
| 614804239 | switch symbol | The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents an on/off switch. |  |
| 614804240 | resistor series equation | The equation used to find the total resistance of resistors in series. |  |
| 614804241 | resistor parallel equation | The equation used to find the total resistance of resistors in parallel. |  |
| 616943321 | ampere | The unit for current. |  |
| 616943322 | Ohm | The unit for resistance. |  |
| 616943323 | Voltmeter | A meter connected in parallel to a circuit to measure the voltage of a resistor or battery. |  |
| 616943324 | Ammeter | A meter connected in series to a circuit to measure the current at that point in the circuit. |  |
| 616943325 | light bulb symbol | The symbol used in a circuit diagram to show a light bulb. |  |
