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If everything else is the same will 2 bulbs be brighter wired in series or wired in parallel?
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∙ 14y ago
In parallel.
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If you have two 5 watt bulbs connected in series and then in parallel which circuit arrangement will give you brighter bulbs explain your answer?
Brighter in parallel. In series the voltage is divided between the two bulbs, thus the current will only be half so that the power of each bulb will only be one quarter (of 5 watts) in the series set-up.
Connected in series or parallel will each bulb glow brighter?
In parallel, each bulb will have full voltage applied across them. However, in series, the voltage across each bulb won't be the same as supply voltage. Thereby, bulbs connected in parallel will glow brighter.
Why are two bulbs in parallel bright when you build a parallel circuit with two bulbs a one d- cell battery?
Two bulbs in parallel are brighter than the same two bulbs in series, given the same potential voltage, because there is twice the available voltage to each bulb.
Light bulb in parallel circuit brightness?
Two bulbs connected in parallel are brighter than two connected in series. The resistance of the circuit is lower, electrons can flow more easily.
Which circuit has brighter bulb side by side?
Bulbs in a parallel circuit draw the same amount of current, so each will display the same brightness. Bulbs in a series circuit share the current so all bulbs will appear dimmer.
Is a series or parallel circuit used for filament light bulbs?
parallel
What happens in a series circuit with three different watt bulb's which bulb will brighter?
The 2 bulb series circuit , a 3 bulb series circuit will increase resistance and therefore reduce the voltage across the bulb. The current in all points of the circuit will remain the same according to Kirchhoff.
Will connecting bulbs in parallel make the bulbs brighter or dimmer?
Neither. Connecting lamps in parallel subjects each lamp to its rated voltage, so they will each operate at their rated power (therefore brightness).
You are building a string of lights using several bulbs how is the brightness of the lights related to whether you connect the bulbs in series or in parallel?
Overall brightness (not individual bulbs' brightness) will increase when we connect them in parallel & it will decrease when we connect them in series.
Will adding light bulbs to a parallel circuit causes all of the light bukbs to shine less brightly?
No. In a parallel circuit, the resistance gets cut in half, so logically the bulbs would do the opposite and get brighter.
Is it true that when a round bulb and a long are connected in a parallel circuit the long bulb is brighter than the round bulb?
Bulbs that are connected in parallel would be the same brightness as a bulb on its own. If the bulbs were in series with other bulbs, then they would be dimmer. The voltage would drop across a series.
Are bulbs in a parallel circuit brighter in a series circuit than a parallel circuit?
In the parallel connection the voltage is same across both lampsFor example 2 bulbs rated at 10 Volts and drawing 1 amp each will consume 20 Watts of power and burn with full brilliance.In the series connection the 2 bulbs can only have 5 Volts across each bulb. The current can only be 0.5 Amps and the power drawn from the supply is now 2.5Watts in each bulb. The two dim bulbs only draw a total of 5 Watts.
