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Why are batteries placed in a flashlight the positive terminal of one is connected to the negative terminal of the next?
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Because they are connected in series. Lets say you have a flashlight that holds 2 D cell batteries. Each battery puts out 1.5 volts. Connect them in series and together they put out 3 volts. The flashlight is designed to run on 3 volts. A electronic device that uses 4 AA batteries is using 6 volts even though each battery is only putting out 1.5 volts. Connected in series you add to the voltage with the addition of each new battery.
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