Kirchhoff's First Law (Junction Rule) for electrical circuits is based entirely on the principle of conservation of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Kirchhoff's First Law (Junction Rule) for electrical circuits is based entirely on the principle of conservation of:
A. Charge
B. Energy
C. Mass
D. Momentum
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Kirchhoff's Current Law (First Law) states that the total current entering a junction must exactly equal the total current leaving that junction. Current is the rate of flow of charge. Therefore, this law simply affirms that electric charge cannot be created or destroyed at a circuit node; all charge arriving must depart. It is the conservation of charge.

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