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Any circuit that includes a switch (or other control - or measuring indicator) is a series circuit.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of series circuits?

There are no particular advantages or disadvantages of series or parallel circuits. Some circuits require one while other circuits require the other. Frequency filters often require one or the other depending on whether you need a pass or rejection filter.


What are examples of everyday series circuits?

The examples of everyday series circuits are the flashlight that uses batteries to operate. Another example is the Christmas tree lights.


Electric lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a parallel circuit?

No, electric lights come in both parallel and series circuit.


Explain why buildings are wired using parallel circuits rather than series circuits.?

Homes are wired in parallel because of basic electrical theory. If something in a series circuit fails, the electrons cannot flow anymore. The WHOLE circuit is now down. Also, the voltage would drop after every resistance. A breaker is on each separate circuit in your house as protection. Those separate circuits are broken down even more as parallel circuits. When you unplug something, the whole circuit isn't affect (well, current, but you can still use your other electronics). Also, voltage must be at a certain level for all our things. In series, the resistance would lower the voltage, which can harm electronics designed for higher voltages.


How are current and voltage affected in series and parallel circuits?

Voltage is Current multiplied by Resistance. The formulas for calculating the resistance in parallel and series circuits are: Resistors in Series: R(total)=R1+R2+R3+... Resistors in Parallel: 1/(Rtotal)=(1/R1)+(1/R2)+... Current is a measure of Coulombs of charge per unit of time or I=C/t The current depends on the circuit, whether it has capacitors or resistors, and the exact layout. Current 'flows' through wires in much the same way that water flows through pipes, so if the current meets some resistance (a resistor), some of the current will go through the resistor, but the rest will go through any other available path (like in a parallel circuit).

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What are the advantage and disadvantage of series?

There are no particular advantages or disadvantages of series or parallel circuits. Some circuits require one while other circuits require the other. Frequency filters often require one or the other depending on whether you need a pass or rejection filter.


What is the major advantage to using parallel circuits?

They last longer than series circuits.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of series circuits?

There are no particular advantages or disadvantages of series or parallel circuits. Some circuits require one while other circuits require the other. Frequency filters often require one or the other depending on whether you need a pass or rejection filter.


What are the disadvantages and advantages series circuit?

There are no particular advantages or disadvantages of series or parallel circuits. Some circuits require one while other circuits require the other. Frequency filters often require one or the other depending on whether you need a pass or rejection filter.


What are disadvantages and advantages for series circuits and parallel circuits?

Basically if there is a break in a parallel circuit then it will continue to work, whereas if there was a break in a series circuit everything will go off.


What is differentiate of parallel and series connection?

series circuits have the load wired one after the other parallel circuits have the loads wired on different branches-the advantage being if a bulb breaks, or another component, the others still have current flowing through them


An advantage of having household circuits in parallel is that?

If they were in series you would have no power every time a tool or light bulb broke down


What are the 2 main electrical circuits?

The two basic types of circuits are series and parallel circuits.


What are the types of circuits?

The types of circuits are series and parallel!


What is the name of the circuit that is neither parallel nor series?

FEEDBACK CIRCUITS. In addition to parallel and series circuits, there are also closed and short circuits.


What is made up of series and parallel circuits?

that is called a perfect circuit


What are the three basic different types of electrical circuits?

In electronics DC stands for direct current. There are three types of circuits in this current. They are the closed, open, and series circuits.