At any junction in a circuit the total current leaving the junction is equal to the total current entering the junction.
Current is the flow of charge, so this statement is a consequence of the law of the conservation of charge.The current through components series is the same. Components do not use up current, therefore the rate of flow of charge into a component is equal to the rate of flow of charge out of a component.
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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.5.1.4 Circuits. Topic: Direct Current Circuits.
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