BRAINCAKEPotential Divider Circuits
A potential divider circuit can be used to divide the potential difference to any value up to the maximum provided by the power source.
A potential divider circuit consists of two resistors in series.
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Key terms in this lesson
- power
- The rate at which work is done, or the rate of transfer of energy.
- potential difference
- The work done, or energy transferred, per unit charge as charge moves between two points in a circuit.
More in Electricity
- Kirchoff's Second Law
- Series Circuits
- Parallel Circuits
- Combining Resistors
- Analysing Circuits
- Internal Resistance
- The Potentiometer
- Sensing Circuits
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