Why do resistors placed in parallel allow a total current that is the sum of the...

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Why do resistors placed in parallel allow a total current thatis the sum of the currents that would occur for the individualresistors placed one by one in the same circuit? Explain in termsof Ohm's Law

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AnsOhms Law necessarily means that current produced in a resistor depends onlyon Potential across it and its own resistance value And also thatcurrent    See Answer
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