In a parallel circuit, what affect will adding more resistors to the circuit have?

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agent0smith · Answer

More resistors in parallel lowers the overall resistance. You're providing more "pathways" for current to travel through.

anonymous · Answer

so in other words The current will decrease by a factor proportional to the number of resistors?

agent0smith · Answer

Current INCREASES. Resistance decreases. V = IR

This is the formula you'd use for total resistance. $$\Large \frac{ 1 }{ R_T } =\frac{ 1 }{R_1 }+\frac{ 1 }{R_2 }+\frac{ 1 }{R_3 }+...\frac{ 1 }{R_n }$$

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhh!!! now I get it ...thank you very much :3

agent0smith · Answer

@Mateaus the voltage drop is the same across all the resistors.

agent0smith · Answer

The voltage is the same across every resistor. If you have a 12V battery with five resistors in parallel, each resistor has 12V over it.

anonymous · Answer

I did understood so that's why ,thanks to both you ^.^)