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Parallel connection

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A circuit configuration in which charges may pass through multiple alternative paths, with the same potential difference across each path.

AP course connection

Topic 11.5: 11.5 Compound Direct Current Circuits

Unit 11

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