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Option 4 : Conservation of energy
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There are two types of Kirchoff’s Laws:
Kirchoff’s first law:
- This law is also known as junction rule or current law (KCL). According to it the algebraic sum of currents meeting at a junction is zero i.e. Σ i = 0.
- In a circuit, at any junction the sum of the currents entering the junction must be equal the sum of the currents leaving the junction.
- This law is simply a statement of “conservation of charge” as if current reaching a junction is not equal to the current leaving the junction, charge will not be conserved.
Kirchoff’s second law:
- This law is also known as loop rule or voltage law (KVL) and according to it “the algebraic sum of the changes in potential in complete traversal of a mesh (closed loop) is zero”, i.e. Σ V = 0.
- This law represents “conservation of energy” as if the sum of potential changes around a closed loop is not zero, unlimited energy could be gained by repeatedly carrying a charge around a loop.
- If there are n meshes in a circuit, the number of independent equations in accordance with loop rule will be (n - 1).
EXPLANATION:
- From above it clear that "The sum of emf’s and potential differences around a closed loop equals zero" is a consequence of conservation of energy
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