Which of the following laws states that the algebraic sum of the currents at a node at any instant is zero?
Which of the following laws states that the algebraic sum of the currents at a node at any instant is zero?
Right Answer is:
Kirchhoff’s Current Law
SOLUTION
Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL): It states that the algebraic sum of currents entering a node or closed boundary is zero. KCL is based on the conservation of charge.
Mathematically, KCL implies that
$mathop sum limits_{n = 1}^N {i_n} = 0$
Where
N is the number of branches connected to the node
And in is the nth current entering or leaving the node.
By this law current entering a node may be regarded as positive and current leaving a node may be regarded as negative or vice-versa.
The sum of currents entering a node is equal to the sum of the currents leaving the node.