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7.6 Kirchhoff'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.

ΔUE=qΔV\Delta U_E=q \Delta V
  • ΔUE{\Delta U_E} is the change in potential energy of a charge
  • q{q} is the charge of the charge
  • ΔV{\Delta V} is change in electric potential of a charge

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