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The type of circuit where bulbs are next to each other is called a series circuit. In a series circuit, the current flows through each component in a single path, making it so that if one bulb goes out, the entire circuit will be broken and all bulbs will turn off. This is in contrast to a parallel circuit, where each component has its own separate path for the current to flow, allowing the other bulbs to stay lit even if one goes out.

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Examples For parallel circuit?

For electrical systems: the electrons have two possible routes, through one pipe or through the other. Think of draining a barrel: with one hole it takes time. Making another hole now the water can float through two parallel ports. Serial would mean: first through one, then through the other. Like connecting not two hoses next to each other, but behind each other: water now first has to go through hose #1, then through hose #2. This is less easy than just through one. With resistors this would mean: in parallel the total resistance of the two resistors is lower than the lowest of the two. With serial the total resistance is higher than the highest two. A bit like tourniquettes: two next each other can work double as much people: they work in parallel. With two tourniquettes behind each other people are slowed down even more. With kind regards, Henk


How many electrical outlets per wall?

In most rooms they must be spaced no more than 12 feet from each other. In kitchens, they should be spaced about 4 feet from each other.


Are amps constant in a parallel circuit?

The short answer is NO. PARALLEL circuits are those in which two or more physical branches (the wirings) are connected together at the endpoints of each branch. This means that each branch has the same voltage V applied to it (across it). Since each branch may have different types of components (the loads), the current in each branch can be different, since current I is the voltage V across a branch divided by the effective load resistance R, then I= V/R . Since the voltage across each branch is the same, if R varies in each branch then current I must vary in each branch. A SERIAL circuit has the SAME current since it is formed by connecting the branches (components) together in a consecutive string so that the current flowing in one must be the same as the next. In this case then the voltage must be different across each component if the R of each component is different.


What is a reverberating circuit?

a closed circuit, in which the signal continually travels around a circular path over and over until one of the components (usually neurons) stops functioning and the signal is not transmitted to the next component; proposed by Hebb as the mechanism for short-term memory


How do you control 2 lamps with two way switch?

A 3way switch at each location is what you use, but it must be wired properly to work. You must have incoming power at one switch location and no power at the other location. The other location has the wire going up to the light. You then need a 3 conducted wire such as 12/3 or 14/3 running between the switches. Use the same size wire you used to power the switch and top up to the light. You then connect the black power wire at one location to the black screw on the switch, and at the other location you connect the black wire going to the light to the black screw on that switch. At each location tie the whites together under a wire nut and shove that back in the box. Tie the grounds together and connect that to the ground screw at each switch. At each location you will now have the black and red wire from the wire you ran between the switches left. Those are called travelers. Connect those wires to the remaining 2 screws left on the switches at each location. Does not mater which you connect to which screw. Assuming no other wires are involved this is how you wire it.

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What is the type of circuit where two bulbs are next to each other?

Series circuit.


What is a parallel connection?

In electrical circuits series and parallel are two basic ways of wiring components. The naming comes after the method of attaching components, i.e. one after the other, or next to each other. As a demonstration, consider a very simple circuit consisting of two light bulbs and one 9V battery. If a wire joins the battery to one bulb, to the next bulb, then back to the battery, in one continuous loop, the bulbs are said to be in series. If, on the other hand, each bulb is wired separately to the battery it is wired in a parallel circuit.


What kind of circuits have two or more wires running next to each other?

You can't characterize a circuit type in this way. In a digital circuit a ribbon cable with parallel wires usually indicates a parallel connection as opposed to a serial connection or interface.


What are angles next to each other called?

Adjacent angles are angles next to each other


What bones that are right next to each other?

what two bones are right next to each other


Can kings be next to each other in chess?

No, kings cannot be next to each other in chess.


Does equal adjacent sides mean next to each other?

yeah it means sides that are next to each other....


What happens if your dogs sleep next to each other on Nintendogs?

they fall asleep next to each other, that's it


Can kings be next to each other in a game of chess?

No, kings cannot be next to each other in a game of chess.


Are hyacinth bulbs perennial bulbs?

Hyacinth bulbs are perennial bulbs. Don't destroy the leaves because the hyacinth needs the leaves to refuel the bulb to make next year's flowers.


What happens to lights in parallel if one goes out?

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.


Will 2 cities be next to each other in California?

Yes. Most cities are next to each other. Its called annexation.