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Efficiency isn't the question. They just do different things. For example, if you look at a typical lighting circuit in a house, all the bulbs on a circuit are in parallel. They each have the same voltage across the bulbs.
If you rewired this so that the bulbs were in series then the voltage would be divided across each bulb and if one bulb burned out the others in series would get no current and would not light.
If you had two 60Watt bulbs in parallel in your house, each would draw 1/2 Amp. Add another bulb and it would draw 1/2 amp as well, for a total of three 60W bulbs drawing 1.5 amps from the power source. If the same three bulbs were in series there would be 40 Volts across each one with a current of 1/6 amps per bulb. Hence each bulb would be about 1/3 as bright as in the parallel circuit.
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Would a bedroom be wired using a series circuit or a parallel circuit?
A parallel circuit
Can each branch in a parallel circuit may hold several resistors?
Yes, but then it would be a 'series-parallel' circuit, not a 'parallel' circuit!
Non examples of a parallel circuit?
'Non-examples' of a parallel circuit include seriescircuits, series-parallel circuits, and complexcircuits.
Why is one bulb set up along a parallel circuit actually a series circuit?
In a series circuit, if you open a bulb, current loop will be broken. So, current cannot travel all the wayback, hence no output. But in a parallel circuit, current will be only shared with parallel circuit, but the loop remains closed even if you remove the bulb. So, no change occurs.
In a combination of a parallel and series circuit what would happen if a light bulb was unscrewed?
In a parallel circuit nothing would happen. All the other light bulbs would remain on since there is an alternative path for current to flow. In a series circuit the entire circuit would be de-energized and all the bulbs would go out.
Would a bedroom be wired using a series circuit or a parallel circuit?
A parallel circuit
Is series parallel the same as parallel?
No, series parallel, as it implies has components of the circuit configured in both series and parallel. This is typically done to achieve a desired resistance in the circuit. A parallel circuit is a circuit that only has the components hooked in parallel, which would result in a lower total resistance in the circuit than if the components were hooked up in a series parallel configuration.
Can each branch in a parallel circuit may hold several resistors?
Yes, but then it would be a 'series-parallel' circuit, not a 'parallel' circuit!
Non examples of a parallel circuit?
'Non-examples' of a parallel circuit include seriescircuits, series-parallel circuits, and complexcircuits.
A circuit with 4 parallel parts but only one serial part would be called what?
A series/parallel circuit.
If both series and parallel circuits have 1 cell and 3 lamps, which type of circuit would be brighter?
Parallel circuit.
If you unscrewed the second bulb in the parallel circuit when it was on what happens to the first?
Nothing. That's why it's a parallel circuit. If it was a series circuit, then the first bulb would go out.
Would you use Series or parallel circuit for Christmas lights?
Yes you would use a serial circuit You would use parallel circuit lights for a Christmas tree because if you used series circuit lights, and one of the bulb blows, the rest of the bulbs will go out. But with parallel circuit lights, if one bulb blows the rest of the bulbs will remain their brightness.
How are parallel circuit lights better than series circuit lights using science facts?
In a parallel circuit, there are multiple paths for electricity to flow. So, if one switch is turned off there is still other paths for electricity to flow so the other lights can remain on. However, in a series circuit there is only one path for the electricity to travel. So, if the switch in a series circuit was turned off the electricity would stop flowing causing all the lights to go out.
Which type of circuit a series circuit or a parallel circuit would allow the light bulbs to burn brighter?
In a parallel circuit, each light bulb would receive the full voltage of the power source, allowing them to burn brighter compared to a series circuit where the voltage is divided among the bulbs.
Do school buildings have a series circuit or a parallel circuit?
All commercial power distribution is in parallel. If the school building operated on a series circuit, then the classrooms would go dark when the coffeepot in the teachers' lounge was shut off.
If 3 1.5 V cells were connected in series what would the total voltage of the circuit be What about in Parallel?
4.5 volts in series; 1.5 volts in parallel.
