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The voltage dropped across a resistor in a circuit consisting of only a single resistor and a voltage source is equal to the total voltage that was applied to the circuit. In other words, if a battery is supplying 20 volts to a circuit, then the entire 20 volts is dropped across the single resistor Likewise, if the series circuit consists of MORE than one resistor, the voltage dropped is also equal to the applied voltage, but the dropped voltage consists of the SUM of the individual resistor voltage drops. |
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