series circuits.

Question 1

what is the current like throughout the circuit?

Answer 1

same current through each component.

Question 2

what happens to the total potential difference of the power supply?

Answer 2

shared between components.

Question 3

what is the sum of the total resistance of two components and why?

Answer 3

sum of the resistance of each component.
current has to travel through each component in turn.

Question 4

if you add …….1……. in a ……..2……… it ……………3……… the total …………4…… in ……….5……

Answer 4

1) resistors.
2) series.
3) increases.
4) resistance.
5) ohms.

Question 5

how can adding resistors in a series which increase the resistance be represented?( formula.)

Answer 5

Rtotal = R₁ + R₂.