| A | B |
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| CURRENT IN A PARALLEL CIRCUIT | divides among the resistances; some of the total current flows through each resistor. |
| VOLTAGE IN A PARALLEL CIRCUIT | does not divide. The same voltage appears across all resistances |
| BRANCH | any one of the individual current paths in a parallel circuit represented by any one of the resistances |
| TOTAL RESISTANCE | In a parallel circuit, total resistance is always lower than any of the individual resistances. |
| KIRCHOFF'S CURRENT LAW | the algebraic sum of all the currents flowing into and out of a node is zero. |
| TOTAL CURRENT | is the sum of the current through all the individual resistances. Total current is always higher than the current in any branch. |
