What is the equation to find current (in amps) in a parallel circuit?

-- The voltage is the same across each branch of a parallel circuit.
-- Take each branch separately,and calculate the current through it. That's just [ Current = (voltage) / (resistance) ].
-- Add up the individual currents through each branch, to get the total current supplied to the whole circuit.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

To find current in a parallel circuit, use Ohm's Law for each branch to calculate individual currents, and then sum these currents for the total. The voltage across each branch is the same as the source voltage. This follows Kirchhoff's Current Law, which states that total current in equals total current out.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-12