Simple Description

An arrangement in an electric circuit where components are placed "in parallel" with each other so that the current has a "choice" of which component to go through

Further Detail

Current in a parallel circuit splits up down each pathway. Current will prefer to take the easier route (the route with the least resistance). Voltage, however, stays the same across every device connected in parallel.

Related Words:

• Series
• Voltage
• Current

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