Do resistors obey conservation laws?

Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
2 replies · 5K views
shale
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Do resistors in series and parallel obey conservation laws? why?

I think yes, because I add individual resistance for the effective resistance



... but why? :| what's a true and deeper explanation for this??
 
Physics news on Phys.org
What conservation laws are you talking about?
 
There are quite a few conservation laws out there. If you meant the conservation of charges, then yes. Conservation of energy, well, energy is dissipated, but the answer is still yes. Conservation of leptons and such, not certain (I don't see how they might apply)