POWER DISTRIBUTION IN SERIES CIRCUITS

Let’s switch back now to series circuits. When calculating the power in a circuit containing resistors in series, all you need to do is find out the current I, in amperes, that the circuit is carrying. Then it’s easy to calculate the power P_n, in watts, dissipated by any particular resistor of value R_n, in ohms, based on the formula Pn = I 2R_n.
The total power dissipated in a series circuit is equal to the sum of the wattages dissipated in each resistor. In this way, the distribution of power in a series circuit is like the distribution of the voltage.

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Thermal conductivity

Molecular diffusion

Ionic conductivity

The drift speed

Electrical transients

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