Your friend says that electric current takes the path of least resistance. In the case of a
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Your friend says that electric current takes the path of least resistance. In the case of a parallel circuit, why is it more accurate to say that most current travels the path of least resistance?
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Conceptual Physical Science
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Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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