The discussion centers on the behavior of current flow in a Wheatstone bridge circuit when the potential difference between two points is zero. Participants confirm that if no current flows through the bridge, the potential difference across it is also zero. They discuss the implications of this, suggesting that the bridge can be simplified by connecting its ends, treating it as a series combination of resistors. The consensus is that this approach yields the same results in circuit analysis.
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Faris Shajahan said:In a circuit if the potential difference between two points is zero, no current flows between the two points, right? Or am I wrong? I feel like I am wrong.
Faris Shajahan said:If I am right, then in a Wheatstone bridge, no current passes through the bridge. Then instead of removing the bridge, why don't we connect the two points?
Yes.Faris Shajahan said:Btw Am I also correct when I say if there is no current flow through a resistor, then potential difference across the resistor is zero?
You can. It will give you the same result.Faris Shajahan said:Hence why don't we join the two ends of the bridge and consider the whole thing as a series combination of a parallel combination of two resistors?
Ah, yes. Multiple points with the same potential are effectively the same point, makes no difference whether you join them or not.cnh1995 said:Yes.
You can. It will give you the same result.