Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Parallel Circuits · easy
In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each branch is
- divided in proportion to the resistances
- zero
- the same as the source voltage
- the sum of the branch currents
Answer
C. the same as the source voltage
Solution
All branches of a parallel circuit are connected across the same two nodes, so each has the full source voltage across it.
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