In parallel circuits, how does current flow?

In parallel circuits, how does current flow?

• A. Electricity flows through a single path with identical currents
• B. Electricity flows through multiple paths with individual currents
• C. Electricity stops when more branches are added
• D. There is no voltage across any branch

Answer: (B)

In parallel circuits, current splits across several paths. The same voltage is applied to every branch, so each branch carries its own current according to I = V/R. Because resistances can differ, the currents in different branches can be different, and the total current from the source is the sum of those branch currents. Adding branches usually lowers the overall resistance and increases the total current, not stops it. There is voltage across each branch, equal to the source voltage. So the best description is that electricity flows through multiple paths with individual currents.

In parallel circuits, current splits across several paths. The same voltage is applied to every branch, so each branch carries its own current according to I = V/R. Because resistances can differ, the currents in different branches can be different, and the total current from the source is the sum of those branch currents. Adding branches usually lowers the overall resistance and increases the total current, not stops it. There is voltage across each branch, equal to the source voltage.

So the best description is that electricity flows through multiple paths with individual currents.