<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 27, 2024</font></p> A parallel circuit is a circuit in which the resistors are arranged with their heads connected together, and their tails connected together. [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/cLZYdlhVjQIVi44AErZ3eCJnMWWE510_w3oqvGVAZojiNvPcFPK400VGE-q-U-wh896RZ8qMAFh2HsJDaUAHJ7ZjwsMgcfae1IQ6a1aU-MjnQyh4Js6Z2G5at-8Y8PK-o1MxiU4a)](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/cLZYdlhVjQIVi44AErZ3eCJnMWWE510_w3oqvGVAZojiNvPcFPK400VGE-q-U-wh896RZ8qMAFh2HsJDaUAHJ7ZjwsMgcfae1IQ6a1aU-MjnQyh4Js6Z2G5at-8Y8PK-o1MxiU4a) All components share the same (equal) voltage. $\frac{1}{R_T} = \frac{1}{R_1}+ \frac{1}{R_2} + \frac{1}{R_3}$ Branch currents add to equal total current. --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Electric Circuits|Circuits]] | [[Electric Current]] | [[Voltage]] | [[Resistance]] | [[Resistors]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Ohm's Law|Ohm's Law]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Power|Power]]