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Hologramdr
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I am trying to understand what exactly voltage is. I have been told that it is like the "pressure" of the electrons as they flow into the circuit.
It makes sense to me that in a series circuit that voltage changes as it goes through a resistor. A resistor resists the flow of electrons, so it makes sense that voltage or "pressure" would be lower after passing through a resistor. The electrons have slowed down as they pass through the resistor so they wouldn't have as much pressure afterward.
Now, my whole understanding of voltage falls apart when I look at parallel circiuts. How can electrons flow through resistors in a parallel circuit and not have a decrease in voltage? The resistors still slow down the electrons so why isn't there a change in voltage "pressure"? It seems like the same process is happening as in a series circuit, but there are 2 or more paths that the electrons can take.
Please help me before my brain explodes!
Thanks
It makes sense to me that in a series circuit that voltage changes as it goes through a resistor. A resistor resists the flow of electrons, so it makes sense that voltage or "pressure" would be lower after passing through a resistor. The electrons have slowed down as they pass through the resistor so they wouldn't have as much pressure afterward.
Now, my whole understanding of voltage falls apart when I look at parallel circiuts. How can electrons flow through resistors in a parallel circuit and not have a decrease in voltage? The resistors still slow down the electrons so why isn't there a change in voltage "pressure"? It seems like the same process is happening as in a series circuit, but there are 2 or more paths that the electrons can take.
Please help me before my brain explodes!
Thanks