alleryStart learning →The same current flows through each resistor when the resistors are connected:
AWired in series
BWired in parallel
CAt a junction
DIn a capacitor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Wired in series
1. Series and parallel differ in what stays the same across components.
2. Resistors can be wired in series or in parallel.
3. The same current flows through each resistor in series.
4. Parallel resistors instead share the same voltage.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 21 'Circuits and DC Instruments', sections 21.1-21.6_
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