Electricity tends to flow along which path?

Electricity tends to flow along which path?

• A. Maximum resistance
• B. Least resistance
• C. Infinite impedance
• D. Equal resistance

Answer: (B)

Electricity flows with respect to how much opposition each path offers. With a fixed voltage, current is inversely related to resistance: lower resistance means more current. When there are multiple paths, the current favors the route that presents the least resistance, so that path carries the most current. If a path had infinite resistance, no current would go there; a path with maximum resistance would carry very little; and if several paths had the same resistance, the current would divide evenly among them. In short, the easiest route gets the most current.

Electricity flows with respect to how much opposition each path offers. With a fixed voltage, current is inversely related to resistance: lower resistance means more current. When there are multiple paths, the current favors the route that presents the least resistance, so that path carries the most current. If a path had infinite resistance, no current would go there; a path with maximum resistance would carry very little; and if several paths had the same resistance, the current would divide evenly among them. In short, the easiest route gets the most current.