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11.6 Kirchoff's Rules

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Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

As a charge moves in a circuit, it will move through electric potential differences. This will end up changing the potential energy of the electron, which is modeled through the equation below.

\Delta U_E=q \Delta V

${\Delta U_E}$ is the change in potential energy of a charge
${q}$ is the charge of the charge
${\Delta V}$ is change in electric potential of a charge

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11.1Electric CurrentPreview lesson
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11.3Resistance & Ohm's LawPreview lesson
11.4Electric PowerPreview lesson
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