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2. Kirchhoff's Laws
Kirchhoff's circuit laws are two equalities that deal with
the conservation of charge and energy in electrical
circuits.
There basically two Kirchhoff's law :-
1. Kirchhoff's current law (KCL) – Based on principle of
conservation of electric charge.
2. Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) - Based on principle of
conservation of energy.

3. Kirchhoff's current law (KCL)
This law is also called Kirchhoff's first law, Kirchhoff's
point rule, Kirchhoff's junction rule (or nodal rule),
and Kirchhoff's first rule.
∑ = 0I
The current entering any junction is equal to
the current leaving that
junction. i1 + i4 =i2 + i3

4. Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL)
This law is also called Kirchhoff's second
law, Kirchhoff's loop rule, and Kirchhoff's second
rule.
∑ ∑= RIVemf
The sum of all the voltages around the loop is
equal to zero. v1 + v2 + v3 - v4 = 0