VOLTAGE IN SERIES & PARALLEL

==Voltage in Series== The voltage (from the power supply) is shared across each bulb in a series circuit because the energy carried by the electrons is used as they pass through the components. In the case of light bulbs, this energy is given off as light. [image:http://i.imgur.com/8slHTla.gif] ==Voltage in Parallel== The voltage is not split because the electrons still carry the same amount of energy irrespective of which pathway they take. The voltage drop across both pathways is the same. In the picture below, voltage still drops across each bulb, but each bulb receives the full voltage of the battery because the electrons haven’t lost any energy before they reach each bulb. Voltage is sometimes described as the difference in electrical energy levels. [image:http://i.imgur.com/3FdsAIm.gif]