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| ===== Resistors in Circuits ===== | ===== Resistors in Circuits ===== | ||
| - | To this point, we have talked about what happens inside a wire when connected to two ends of battery - both in the //steady state current// situation and in the initial transient when the circuit is first connected. We found a few important conclusions about the circuit in steady | + | To this point, we have talked about what happens inside a wire when connected to two ends of battery - both in the __//steady state current//__ situation and in the initial transient when the circuit is first connected. We found a few important conclusions about the circuit in // |
| * The electron current going into a location must be the same as the current leaving that location because [[184_notes: | * The electron current going into a location must be the same as the current leaving that location because [[184_notes: | ||
| * The electron current moves through the wire because there is a constant electric field inside the wire. This electric field comes primarily from the [[184_notes: | * The electron current moves through the wire because there is a constant electric field inside the wire. This electric field comes primarily from the [[184_notes: | ||