Power = Current * Voltage Current = Power / Voltage Current = 60 W / 120 V Curretn = 0.5 A
Current in a series circuit is the same throughout the circuit. Voltages are additive. Voltage in a parallel circuit is the same throughout the circuit. Currents are additive.
To calculate the current in the AC circuit, we can use the formula P = V * I, where P is power (60 watts), V is voltage (120 volts), and I is current. Rearranging the formula to solve for current I, we get I = P / V. Plugging in the values, I = 60 watts / 120 volts = 0.5 amps. Therefore, the current flowing through the circuit is 0.5 amps.
yes
The circuit current is interrupted and all the lights will go out.
the same current flows through both light bulbs
Incomplete circuit
the heated rear screen circuit has a higher resistance compared to the side light circuit
No. Circuit is open but still HOT.
They don't unless you speaking about a parallel circuit in which total currect would be the sum of all the currents in each light bulb (The more light bulbs, the more current draw) If you're talking about a series circuit, nothing at all happens to the current, as in a seires circuit current is constant throughout the entire circuit (voltage changes). In a case such as this the more light bulbs in the circuit, the less the voltage becomes across those bulbs (furthest from the source), thus they will become dimmer due to lower power (P=IE).
Electricity can flow in an electric circuit by a battery. The battery creates electrons, which flow through the wire, and then go into a light bulb. (That is how a light bulb in a circuit lights up.) A series circuit is a circuit with one wire that electrons can flow through. Also, there can be more than one light bulb connecting to the same wire. A parallel circuit is a circuit with light bulbs that have their own wire.ClarificationThe above answer, unfortunately, perpetuates the myth that current leaves a battery, and finds its way around a circuit. This is not the case at all. It is the load that 'draws' the current from the battery and it is the load that determines the size of that current.
A light bulb would act as a load in a circuit. It transforms electrical energy into light energy and heat when current passes through it. It offers resistance to the flow of current, causing it to light up.
In a series circuit each light completes its part of the circuit and connects to the next light. So, if one light fails, the circuit is broken and the flow of current to all lights must stop.