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The current flow is identical.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoAseries circuit has more than one resistor (anything that uses electricity to do work) and gets its name from only having one path for the charges to move along. Charges must move in "series" first going to one resistor then the next. If one of the items in the circuit is broken then no charge will move through the circuit because there is only one path. There is no alternative route. Old style electric holiday lights were often wired in series. If one bulb burned out, the whole string of lights went off. any amount of series bulbs devices will become active simultaneously when energized
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∙ 12y agoIt is possible to have 2 light bulbs in a circuit.
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∙ 13y agoas much as you want
but remember if one stops working they will all stop working
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If you remove one of two bulbs connected to a circuit in a series will the other bulb still shine?
if you have 2 bulbs and one burns out, the other wont shine, if you remove 1 bulb, you are breaking the circuit, and the current cant flow to the second bulb, so no it wouldn't shine.
Example of parallel circuit?
All the light bulbs in your house are in parallel across the power line.All the devices plugged into a power strip are in parallel.Everything in your car that gets power from the 12V battery is in parallel.etc.
What occurs to voltage in a series and parallel circuit?
In a DC parallel circuit, equal voltage is applied to each device that is connected in parallel. For example, if three devices are connected in parallel to a 9 volt battery, each device will have 9 volts applied to it. In a DC series circuit, the sum of the voltage drops across each device connected in series equals the source voltage. So say you have three devices connected in series, and they are connected across a 9 volt battery. Each device will have less than 9 volts across it, but if you add the voltage drops across each device togther, it will equal 9 volts. Batteries in series have an additive effect to the voltage. A single AA battery has 1.5V. Two in series will have 3.0V. Batteries in parallel do not experience an additive effect to voltage. To answer this question briefly there is a big difference. The major difference is the resistance the circuit offers when the same components are wired in series or parallel. I do not know how much you want to know, but resistance of a component is measured in Ohms. An easy way to think of ohms is how much force or energy is required to move an object. The less ohms a circuit has the more it can do with the same amount of energy, which in some cases can be a bad thing. To move on, lets say you have two light bulbs, to give a cliche example, and both are 2 ohm load. Now if you wired these two light bulbs in series, connect positive of one bulb to negative of the other and then the others to a battery, the bulbs would be half as bright as one bulb to the same battery. Yet if you wired these in parallel there brightness would be the same as if one light bulb was connected to the circuit. This is because the voltage in the parallel circuit doesn't decrease when you add a light bulb, whereas on the series circuit it does decrease. Hope that helps
How would you make a bulb in a circuit shine fainter light suggest 2 ways to do this?
lower the voltage by using a different power source or by placeing a variable resistor in series with the light bulb.
How do you make a circuit with 3 bulbs 2 switches and and 2 batteries where the 1st switch controls the lighting of all the bulbs and the 2nd switch controls the lighting of the second bulb?
Connect the two batteries for the voltage needed. If they are 12 volt batteries and the lights are 12 volts, connect the batteries in parallel (negative to negative and positive to positive). If they are 12 volt batteries and the lights are 24 volts, connect the batteries in series (negative of one battery to positive of the other). Run a wire from batteries to first switch, then to two of the lights and the other switch (in parallel). From the second switch run a wire to the third light, then connect all three lights back to the battery.
Compare the current in a 2 light bulbs wired in a series circuit?
Since the SAME electrons have to go through both light bulbs, the current in both light bulbs will be the same (Kirchhoff's current law).
What is the use of parallel circuit?
It is very beneficial to have a parallel circuit... for example: 1. If one light in a parallel circuit goes out, the other light bulbs will remain lit Whereas if a light in a series circuit goes out, all bulbs will go out 2. If not all light bulbs are needed on, you can turn them off with the remaining light bulbs staying on
What could you do to a closed circuit consisting of 2 batteries and 2 light bulbs and a switch too increase the current?
The switch will not increase the current. The only thing that will increase the current is adding a larger load.Another AnswerTo maximize current flow in a circuit with 2 Flashlightbatteries, 2 Flashlight bulbs, and a switch, set aside the bulbs, put the batteries in series, connect the switch between the end poles of the battery set, and close the switch. The batteries will get hot and probably leak electrolyte, and be drained in seconds.If you want to maximize current through the circuit withthe bulbs in it, connect the bulbs in parallel to each other, and in series with the switch.
What happens if you add 2 light bulbs to a simple circuit?
A: There is no such a thing as simple circuit if the bulbs are put in series the light will dim if put in parallel both bulbs will light up the same provided the source can sustain the power increase
What is a seiries circuit?
Series CircuitWe say Resistances are in series if the same current flows through all Resistances. A circuit containing of only series resistances is called a series circuit. A series circuit is a circuit that has the same intensity of current flow through its elements.
When would a parallel circuit work better than a series circuit?
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.
If you have three light bulbs two are connected in parallel This combination is connected in series with the third bulb What is the relative intensity of each bulb?
All the bulbs should be the same brightness because they are all receiving the same voltage, which would be half the voltage of the original source. To visualize why this is the case, imagine the electrons moving through the circuit. The electrons can take two paths through the circuit but either way they have to pass through two light bulbs. The two bulbs in parallel may, however, appear slightly dimmer because the current is split between them and restricted by the third bulb. Assume that the resistance of all light bulbs are equal. The current through the light bulbs in parallel will be 1/2 that through the one in series as it is split equally between the two of them. The intensity of each light bulb is proportional to the power through each bulb. Power is I2R. So, if the total current is 1 amp the power through the series light bulb is R, where the power through the parallel light bulbs will be 1/4R. Therefore the intensity of the parallel bulbs will be 1/4 the light bulb in series.
How is a parallel circuit more efficient than a cseries circuit?
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. p.s. is series not cseries
How come a series circuit is not used for car headlights?
Because you need to use a parallel circuit. With a series circuit, the car headlights will become dim. This is because, the electricity in a series circuit goes only one way and this means that when there are 2 bulbs, the charges of electricity have to use half of their energy for each bulb.
Why is the current different when 2 light bulbs are arranged in a parallel circuit or series circuit?
Two equal impedance loads in parallel will consume a certain amount of power, depending on the input voltage. Place those two loads in series, and you double the impedance, which halves the current, which quarters the power in each load. Additionally, make those loads light bulbs, and the negative temperature coefficient of the bulbs would make them draw slightly more than just one quarter the power, because they are now running cooler and have slightly lower impedance..
Are bulbs in a parallel circuit brighter in a series circuit than a parallel circuit?
In the parallel connection the voltage is same across both lampsFor example 2 bulbs rated at 10 Volts and drawing 1 amp each will consume 20 Watts of power and burn with full brilliance.In the series connection the 2 bulbs can only have 5 Volts across each bulb. The current can only be 0.5 Amps and the power drawn from the supply is now 2.5Watts in each bulb. The two dim bulbs only draw a total of 5 Watts.
What happens in a series circuit with three different watt bulb's which bulb will brighter?
The 2 bulb series circuit , a 3 bulb series circuit will increase resistance and therefore reduce the voltage across the bulb. The current in all points of the circuit will remain the same according to Kirchhoff.
