Will any charge flow through the circuit?

Thread starter donaldparida
Start date Dec 16, 2016
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In summary: Second way i can reason is that current always chooses the least resistant path and hence all the current will flow through 1-4 and 2-5.The drawing is intentionally misleading. Manipulate it a little bit to make it clearer:1) Put 2-4 upright by pulling 2 down and 4 up. You get a diamond shape with 1-2 on the lower left and 4-5 on the upper right; 2-3-4 is the vertical axis.2) shorten 1-4 and 2-5 until grokking is (*):smile:(*) insight breaks through -- borrowed from HeinleinSecond way i can reason is that

Dec 18, 2016

donaldparida

@phinds I got it.

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Dec 18, 2016

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donaldparida said:

@phinds I got it.

Excellent. It's a common problem w/ people who are new to circuits and once you get it, it just isn't a problem any more (as long as you remember to apply it

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