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When you add a second battery to a series circuit what happens?
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Adding a seound battery to a series circuit will increase the voltage, and require less current to keep the lights (if there are any on) as bright. Say you have a 6v battery, then you add another 6v battery. the voltage of the circuit would be 12v
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What happens if there is a break in a series circuit?
The series circuit becomes an open circuit because there is no remaining path.
What happens to the voltage if batteries if they are setup in a parallel and a series circuit?
Assuming all of the individual batteries are the same voltage, if arranged in a parallel circuit the voltage is the same as any one battery. If arranged in a series circuit the voltage will be the sum (the total) of all of the batteries added together.
What happens to the total impedance of a series RC ciRCuit as the frequency is increased?
when the frequency is increased the total impedance of a series RC circuit is decrease.
A circuit that has only one path for the current is called?
Series, because everything in the circuit is in series.
What is the relationship between voltages in a series circuit?
The rule for voltage in a series circuit is that the signed sum of the voltage drops around the circuit add up to zero. This is Kirchoff's voltage law. Take a simple circuit of a 1.5V battery and light bulb in series with each other. Starting at the battery negative terminal, the voltage from negative to positive is +1.5V. Starting at the top of the light bulb (the end connected to the battery positive terminal), the voltage from top to bottom is -1.5V. The two drops (rises, in this case), +1.5V and -1.5V add up to zero. Note that the simple example above, is also a parallel circuit. The implication is that elements of a parallel circuit have the same voltage across them. Lets add a second bulb in series with the first. The voltage going up across the battery is still +1.5V, while the voltage going down across each bulb is -0.75V. Again, the sum is zero. You can take this to any level of complexity during circuit analysis. Find the series or parallel elements and calculate drops around the series part or find the equivalent voltages across the parallel parts, combine that with other techniques such as Kirchoff's current law, and Norton and Thevanin equivalents, and you can analyze any circuit. ANSWER: In a series circuit since the current remains the same for every items the voltage will vary according to ohm law
What happens in a series circuit if the resistance is halved?
If you add a second resistor, the resistance of series circuit will increase.
When do you use a series circuit?
In resistive circuits,when you need the same current in the whole circuit,you use series circuit because in series circuit current remains the same.If you have two batteries of 12 volts each,and you need 24 volts you can arrange them in series to get 24 volts you have to connect them combine with opposite terminals.positive of one battery will connected with negative of other battery,and negative of second will connected with the first's battery positive terminal,they are in series now.
What happens to the brightness of the bulb when the second bulb is put into a series circuit?
it should become dimmer
Why is an electrical circuit a series circuit?
It uses a single battery
Why is electrical circuit a series circuit?
It uses a single battery
If you unscrewed the second bulb in the parallel circuit when it was on what happens to the first?
Nothing. That's why it's a parallel circuit. If it was a series circuit, then the first bulb would go out.
If you unscrewed the second bulb in the series circuit when it was on explain what happens to the first?
Unscrewing any bulb in a series circuit turns them all off. This is the same as opening the switch that controls them.
In a simple circuit is a battery in series or parallel with the resistor?
In series.
Does a battery last longer in a series or parallel circuit?
A battery doesn't see a series or parallel circuit. It just supplies the current that is demanded by the load be it a series or parallel load. Visualize that a single load across a battery is both a series and parallel load to the battery.
What happens if there is a break in a series circuit?
The series circuit becomes an open circuit because there is no remaining path.
Why is a electrical circuit a series?
It uses a single battery
What happens to current in a series circuit?
the current in series will be same..
