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General Class (Element 3) • 2023-2027

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Question G5B02

From subelement G5 - G5B

G5B02
Answer: C

How does the total current relate to the individual currents in a circuit of parallel resistors?

AIt equals the average of the branch currents
BIt decreases as more parallel branches are added to the circuit
CIt equals the sum of the currents through each branch
DIt is the sum of the reciprocal of each individual voltage drop