Key Terms

Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL) states that at any node in a circuit, the current arriving is equal to the current leaving.

Kirchhoff’s voltage law (KVL) states that the algebraic sum of the voltage drops in any closed path in a circuit and the electromotive forces in that path are equal to zero.
               

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