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When you have multiple loads in a series, the resistance of the loads is added together allowing very little current to flow through the circuit to power any of the loads, making for a low amperage circuit. If you have your loads in parellel, the resistance of the loads in the circuit is subtracted which allows more current to flow, making for a high amperage circuit.
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What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
because the series has only one path that electricity flows and parallel circuit has one or more pathways that electricity can flow
What is the difference between a series and a parallel circuit?
A series circuit has all its elements connected in a sequence so the same current flows through each the same while A parallel circuit has many paths for current to travel and more than one resistor, outlet or switch.An example for each would be Christmas lights. If you take out one light bulb on a series circuit all the lights will go out because of an uncomplete circuit. If it were parallel circuit the rest of the lights wouldn't go out because in a parallel circuit there is more than one path for the current to follow. This allows you to take one out without all the others turning off. It would save you alot of trouble on Christmas if one light burned out!A; No difference as far as a source is concerned it is load of different type
Can electricity flow through a parallel circuit?
'Electricity' is the name given to a branch of science; it is NOT a quantity. So your question should read, 'How does an electric current flow through a parallel circuit?'The answer is that a parallel circuit is made up of two or more individual 'branches'. The sum of the currents flowing through each branch is the value of the current being drawn from the supply by the complete circuit.
Why does voltmeter measure current more accurately than an ammeter?
A voltmeter does not measure current, it measures voltage in units named volts. An ammeter measures current in units named amperes or amps in common shorthand. A voltmeter is connected in parallel to the circuit being measured, whereas an ammeter is connected in series with the circuit being measured.
Will adding more batteries to a simple circuit will make the bulb?
If you add another battery in series with the first one, then the bulb willglow brighter, and may burn out if you carry things too far.If you add another battery in parallel with the first one, then the brightnessof the bulb won't change, but the battery will last twice as long.
What happens if you add more loads to a series?
When you have multiple loads in a series, the resistance of the loads is added together allowing very little current to flow through the circuit to power any of the loads, making for a low amperage circuit. If you have your loads in parellel, the resistance of the loads in the circuit is subtracted which allows more current to flow, making for a high amperage circuit.
Why does less current run through a circuit when there are more loads?
This happens only in pure series circuits, due to increased resistance.
Is TWO OR MORE batteries and two or more loads can be defined as series circuit Or a series circuit has only just ONE source (battery) and 2 or more loads?
Your question is very muddled and it is difficult to understand exactly what you are asking. Something is in "series" if it is connected in the circuit as a "daisy chain". Thus both loads AND batteries may be placed in series.
What happens to the voltage in a series circuit when more loads are added?
A: assuming a infinite current source the current will increase accordingly
What happens to the lamp in a series connecting if more loads are added?
The lamps each get more dim with each load added, because in a series circuit, the amount of voltage per load is determined by the total voltage divided by the amount of loads. If one lamp burns out, the rest stop working because with that one burnt lamp, the circuit is broken
What type of circuit is one in which all loads are connected in a single loop-?
That is described as a circuit in series, as opposed to a circuit in parallel, in which there is more than one loop.
What happens to the other lamps in a series connection if more loads are added?
The lamps each get more dim with each load added, because in a series circuit, the amount of voltage per load is determined by the total voltage divided by the amount of loads. If one lamp burns out, the rest stop working because with that one burnt lamp, the circuit is broken
How to calculate a parallel circuit with more than one load in its branches?
If a 'parallel' circuit has more than one load in its (not "it's"!) branches, then it is not a parallel circuit, but a series-parallel circuit! To resolve the circuit, you must first resolve the total resistance of the loads within each branch.
What is the key difference between a parallel circuit and a series circuit?
A series circuit pretty much runs in one direction, with each item which uses a load on that circuit one after another in a series. Should one load go out (a lamp, for example) then the entire series is defunct. A parallel circuit has more than one way to run, has a parallel or tandem circuit, so that if one load (our lamp, again) should fail, the electricity has another path (or more) to get to other loads on the circuit.
What happens if you take a device out of a series circuit?
the light bulb gives off more light
What happens to the voltage across the voltage source as more light bulbs are added in a series circuit?
Nothing.
What happens when the length of the wire in the series circuit is increased?
The current at every point in the series circuit becomes slightly less, because the increased length of wire adds slightly more resistance to the loop.
