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    Voltage is the potential difference or energy that charges gain from a source like a battery and lose when passing through loads like motors and lightbulbs. It can be measured using a voltmeter placed in parallel across a component. The concept of voltage is analogous to the potential energy of water at the top of a waterfall, which is lost as the water turns a waterwheel at the bottom.

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    Voltage is the potential difference or energy that charges gain from a source like a battery and lose when passing through loads like motors and lightbulbs. It can be measured using a voltmeter placed in parallel across a component. The concept of voltage is analogous to the potential energy of water at the top of a waterfall, which is lost as the water turns a waterwheel at the bottom.

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    Voltage is the potential difference or energy that charges gain from a source like a battery and lose when passing through loads like motors and lightbulbs. It can be measured using a voltmeter placed in parallel across a component. The concept of voltage is analogous to the potential energy of water at the top of a waterfall, which is lost as the water turns a waterwheel at the bottom.

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    Voltage

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    Voltage
    Potential difference, or voltage, is the
    energy charges gain or lose travelling
    through different components of a circuit.

    Voltage
    Charges gain energy from a source (like a
    battery) and lose energy to loads (like
    motors and lightbulbs).

    Waterfall Analogy

    Waterfall Analogy
    At the top of the waterfall, the water has
    lots of energy.
    Before entering a load, the charges have
    lots of energy.

    Waterfall Analogy
    At the bottom of the waterfall, the water
    has lost its energy.
    After passing through a load, the charges
    have lost their energy.

    Waterfall Analogy
    The lost energy is used to turn the
    waterwheel.
    The lost energy is used to run the motor.
    (or light the
    bulb or etc.)

    Voltmeters
    For a voltmeter to measure the change in
    the energy of the charges, before and
    after, it must be placed in parallel with the
    component.

    voltmeter

    Points to Note
    There will be no change in energy across
    circuit components that arent sources or
    loads.

    Points to Note
    Loads will consume the same energy
    provided by the source not more or less.

    Points to Note
    When loads are placed in series (one after
    the other), they have to share the energy
    of the charges.

    Points to Note
    When loads are placed in
    parallel (side by side),
    different charges, each
    with their full energy,
    travel each path.

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