Current Law

The electric current in amperes that flows into any junction in an electric circuit is equal to the current which flows out. This can be seen to be just a statement of conservation of charge. Since you do not lose any charge during the flow process around the circuit, the total current in any cross-section of the circuit is the same. Along with the voltage law, this law is a powerful tool for the analysis of electric circuits.

The current law is one of the main tools for the analysis of electric circuits, along withOhm's Law, the voltage law and the power relationship. Applying the current law to the above circuits along with Ohm's law and the rules for combining resistors gives the numbers shown below. The determining of the voltages and currents associated with a particular circuit along with the power allows you to completely describe the electrical state of a direct current circuit.

Voltage law

Resistor combinations

Analogy in water circuit