In a series circuit, what is true about current through components?

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In a series circuit, what is true about current through components?

In a series circuit there is only one path for the current, so the same amount of charge flows past each point every second. That means the current through every component is the same. It doesn’t split because there’s nowhere else for the charge to go. If the circuit is open, the current would drop to zero, but in a closed series loop the current is uniform through all components. The idea that current splits applies to parallel circuits, not series ones, where there is a single path for the current.

In a series circuit there is only one path for the current, so the same amount of charge flows past each point every second. That means the current through every component is the same. It doesn’t split because there’s nowhere else for the charge to go. If the circuit is open, the current would drop to zero, but in a closed series loop the current is uniform through all components. The idea that current splits applies to parallel circuits, not series ones, where there is a single path for the current.

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