Introduction
The Fundamental Concepts
Current
Voltage
Power
Resistance
Relationships & Laws
Energy
The Circuits
Conclusion
 THE CIRCUITS - KIRCHHOFF'S CURRENT LAW (KCL)

Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) is an electrical circuit relationship developed to analyze circuits using currents.

This law deals with nodes. A node is defined as the junction of two or more circuit elements that may carry an electrical current. No circuit element (component) may be within a node.

A practical example is a number of wires stripped of their insulation and joined together with a wire nut. This creates a node.

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