Electric currents
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Electric circuits        

Resistance R of a uniform conductor : 

Resistors in series :              R =  R1 + R2 + R3

Resistors in parallel  :        

Power dissipated in resistor :  

Potential drop across R  = V = I R 

Kirchoff's first law (Junction Theorem)

At a junction, the total current entering the junction is equal to the total current leaving the junction.

 Kirchoff's second law ( Loop Theorem )

The net e.m.f. round a circuit is equal to the sum of the p.d.s round the loop.

 The maximum power theorem

Power dissipated in a load is maximum when the resistance of the load is equal to the internal resistance of the source.