Answer:
In electrical circuits, voltage behaves differently in parallel and series configurations:
1. **Series Circuit:**
- The voltage across components in a series circuit adds up.
- The total voltage across all components is equal to the sum of individual voltage drops.
- V_total = V1 + V2 + V3 + ...
2. **Parallel Circuit:**
- The voltage across components in a parallel circuit is the same.
- Each component in parallel has the same voltage as the source voltage.
- V1 = V2 = V3 = ... = V_total
In summary, series circuits have additive voltages, where the total voltage is the sum of individual voltage drops across each component. On the other hand, parallel circuits have equal voltages across all components, and each component experiences the full source voltage.
