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Question
State Kirchhoff’s current rule.
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Solution
- Kirchhoff’s current rule states that the algebraic sum of the currents at any junction of a circuit is zero.
i.e `Σ_"junction"` i = 0 - It is a statement of conservation of electric charge.
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