11.6: Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

Describe a circuit or elements within a circuit by applying Kirchhoff’s Loop rule.

11.6.A.1 Energy changes in simple electrical circuits are represented in terms of electric potential difference across circuit elements.

11.6.A.2 Kirchhoff’s loop rule is a consequence of the conservation of energy.

11.6.A.3 The sum of potential differences across all circuit elements within a single closed loop must add to zero.

• 11.6.A.3.i The values of the electric potentials at points within a circuit can be represented as a graph of electric potential as a function of position within a loop.