Which statement best represents Kirchhoff’s loop rule for a closed electric circuit?
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Problem
Which statement best represents Kirchhoff’s loop rule for a closed electric circuit?
(a) The algebraic sum of currents around any closed loop is zero.
(b) The algebraic sum of the magnitudes of potential differences around any closed loop is zero.
(c) The algebraic sum of potential differences around any closed loop is zero.
(d) The sum of the products IR for each element in the loop is zero.