ANSWER:
A series circuit is defined as a circuit having two or more
components connected end to end to form only one path for current
flow.
In the hydraulic system shown above, when fluid is flowing out of the
pump at the rate of three gallons per minute, fluid must be flowing
into the other side of the pump at the rate of three gallons per
minute. Therefore, the rate of flow of fluid throughout the system
must be constant. Similarly, this same concept is true regarding
current flow in the series circuit shown below. When current is
flowing out of the negative terminal of the battery at the rate of
three amperes, the current flowing into the positive terminal to the
battery is at the same rate, or three amperes.
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