<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 27, 2024</font></p> A series circuit is a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain. [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/cqOB6wxvSGV2TlLtc3SOA5NO8B2XdySqEpgZCMTwHrNJnXTxdu-kACK0ZIp3hGBnxHhwGpnKqy_u66XmUSAMtiigxZXTECkWx0CY-UQz72bSoqa7eVdxs47X5OBK_Qu2JHKlllB6)](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/cqOB6wxvSGV2TlLtc3SOA5NO8B2XdySqEpgZCMTwHrNJnXTxdu-kACK0ZIp3hGBnxHhwGpnKqy_u66XmUSAMtiigxZXTECkWx0CY-UQz72bSoqa7eVdxs47X5OBK_Qu2JHKlllB6) Voltage drops add to equal total voltage. R = R1 + R2 + R3 The current is the same across the circuit. --- 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]]