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Zacharyah
Series: components are connected linearly, with the positive lead connected to the negative lead of the next component. The current across all components is constant, the voltage drops according to current*resistance of each component. Total resistance of the circuit is the sum of the resistance of each component.
Parallel: components are connected positive to positive, negative to negative. The voltage is the same for all components connected in parallel, the current is calculated according to current/resistance of each component. The total resistance is the inverse of the sum of the inverse of each resistance, or 1/(1/R1+1/R2+1/R3...)
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