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Lights are put in parallel because if in a case where you don't have them in parallel and one of the bulbs brake and they are in series all of the lights will go out because you need a fully connected line from the energy source and back and also if you have the bulbs in series the electrons have to be split amongst the bulbs which means you have less light going to each bulb causing them all to be dull. where as in parallel if a bulb brakes it gives the electrons another way around that and to the rest and by not cutting of the circuit completely and when you have bulbs in parallel you get the same amount of electrons per light but they all shine brighter.

Answer 2:

The brightness of lamps have nothing whatsoever to do with having 'the same amount of electrons per light'! And electrons most certainly don't 'split amongst the bulbs' if they are in series!!!! The main reason for connecting lamps in parallel is as follows. A lamp will only operate at its rated power when subject to its rated voltage (which is normally the mains voltage). Only by connecting them in parallel can you subject lamps to their rated voltage (the voltage across each branch of a parallel circuit is the same and equal to the mains voltage).

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