Kirchhoff’s Rules

Module 7 - Electric Potential and Circuits

PHYS 51 GHYZ | 1st Semester AY 2023-2024

Module 7 - Electric Potential and Circuits

• CHAPTER 1: Electric Potential

• CHAPTER 2: Capacitance and Dielectrics
• CHAPTER 3: Ohm’s Law
• CHAPTER 4: DC Circuits and Kirchho ’s Laws

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 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
- an arrangement of electric components that forms a closed path and where current can ow
completely and uninterruptedly

Direct-Current (DC) Circuit

- current is unidirectional

Alternating-Current (AC) Circuit

- current is oscillatory

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 KIRCHHOFF’S RULES
1 Junction Rule - The algebraic sum of the
currents into any junction is zero.

∑
I=0

∑ ∑
Iin = Iout
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 Examples

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 KIRCHHOFF’S RULES
2 Loop Rule - The algebraic sum of the potential
di erences in any loop must equal zero.

∑
V=0

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 Examples

Images from Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

I1 I3

I2

I1 I3

b
LOOP A
LOOP B
LOOP C
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

I1 I3

I2

I1 I3

(a) 0.33 A; (b) 0.25 A; (c) 0.58 A

BONUS
QUIZ 2
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

1. Use the junction rule to nd I1, I2, and I3.

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From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

LOOP A

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

2. Traverse LOOP A clockwise from junction a.

Write the corresponding equation.
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

LOOP B

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

3. Traverse LOOP B counterclockwise from

junction c. Write the corresponding equation.
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

LOOP C

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

4. Traverse LOOP C counterclockwise from

junction c. Write the corresponding equation.
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

LOOP D

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

5. Traverse LOOP D clockwise from junction a.

Write the corresponding equation.
From Young, et al., Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics: with Modern Physics 13th Ed

I2 I3
c
a d

I1

6. Find E1, E2, and R.