1. Cells connected in series have their emfs add up but their currents remain equal. Cells in parallel have the same emf but their currents divide. 2. The internal resistance of cells in series adds up while the reciprocal of the internal resistance adds up for parallel cells. 3. A mixed grouping of cells has some cells in series forming rows, and the rows in parallel. The total resistance is minimized when the rows' resistance equals the series resistance within rows.