Unscrew any one, and they will all go out. Its a series circuit, so Kirchoff's voltage law says that the sum of the voltage drops around the circuit must add up to zero. The open point is infinity ohms, so the voltage across that open point is equal to the source voltage, (Ohm's Law: Volts = Amps * Ohms), and the voltage across the relatively small ohms of each bulb must be zero. Zero volts = zero amps = zero power.
No, it opens the circuit so that no current flows.
In series, each device creates a voltage drop related to the current and impedence of the device, therefore, the voltage for the devices in the circuit are not the same. Addition: Also, in a series circuit, if one device fails, all others in the circuit would also "turn off" - think older strands of Christmas lights. Lets say for example that all the lights in your house were in a series circuit. When you turned the circuit on, all the lights would come on, but when you turn the switch off, all the lights would also go off (possibly useful when leaving for the day or going to bed). Now, one light bulb blows out...every light in the house would go out, leaving you to try replacing every light in the house until you found the correct one...in the dark.
A parallel circuit will not effect the other bulb. If the bulbs are in a series circuit the other bulb will not turn on.
There are four types of circuit: series, parallel, series-parallel, and complex.
A series circuit is actually in series, but a parallel circuit, is Parallel
No, it opens the circuit so that no current flows.
When you unscrew a light bulb in a series circuit, the circuit will break and all the other light bulbs in the circuit will turn off. This is because in a series circuit, the current flows through each component in succession, so removing one component interrupts the flow of current to the rest of the circuit.
If you remove one light from a chain of lights, and the other lights turn off, then it is a 'series' circuit.
A circuit of a series configuration.
The circuit will stop working once turn off a flashlight.
No. In a series circuit, current is the same, by Kirchoff's current law, at every point in the circuit, so you either have current at every point, or you have no current at every point.
When you turn your radio on and off, you are simply flicking the switch in the circuit, the same as any circuit with a switch in it. When you turn it on, the switch completes the circuit, and current can flow around the circuit.
When you turn your radio on and off, you are simply flicking the switch in the circuit, the same as any circuit with a switch in it. When you turn it on, the switch completes the circuit, and current can flow around the circuit.
If you unscrew a light bulb in a series circuit, it will cause an open circuit, which will break the flow of current in the circuit. As a result, all other bulbs in the series circuit will also turn off because there is no longer a complete path for the electricity to flow.
series circuit. In a series circuit, the current flows through each light bulb in sequence. If one bulb burns out, it breaks the circuit and all the bulbs after it will not receive power.
The most common form of a series circuit in a house is a circuit breaker (optionally in series with an on-off switch) in series with a load, usually a light bulb.
pushing the button changes the circuit from a series circuit to a parallel circuit.