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I assume you are probably thinking about Christmas lights or something of the sort. The bulbs in many of these appliances are attached in parallel. This means that the current generated by the load is split into different paths, each path servicing one bulb. This is done so if one of the bulbs breaks, or shorts out, current will still be able to flow through the other lights. Think of it like this. Say your school had one corridor, and all the students had to pass through that corridor to change classes. Say that corridor was blocked for some reason. No one would be able to go through the corridor. Everyone would be stuck, and there would be no flow of students. If we imagine the same scenario, this time your school has 1o corridors. If one of them gets blocked, everyone just repositions their paths and goes through one of the remaining nine corridors.

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Only a small percentage of the electric energy fed into a light bulb is transformed into light what happens to the remaining energy?

The remaining energy is typically transformed into heat due to the resistance of the bulb's filament. This is why incandescent light bulbs are not very energy efficient. LED light bulbs, on the other hand, are more efficient as they convert more of the energy into light rather than heat.


A 100 watt light bulb produces 8 watt of light what happens to the other 92 watts?

The remaining 92 watts of energy is dissipated as heat, which is why incandescent light bulbs are not energy efficient. This heat is emitted from the bulb and contributes to the overall room temperature.


What happens when bulb blows?

When a light bulb blows, it means the filament inside the bulb has broken due to wear and tear. This causes the electrical current to stop flowing, resulting in the bulb no longer emitting light. To fix this, you simply need to replace the blown bulb with a new one.


What happens to the humidity as the differences of the dry and wet bulb increase?

the relative humidity will decrease.


Here is the situation your kid hit the ceiling fan light with a ball the bulb broke away from the metal threads that hold it in place it is dangling from the things inside how do you get the bulb out?

This situation happens quite often. Shut the breaker off that feeds the fixture. Then shut the switch off that feeds the light fixture. Break the dangling bit off with your glove covered hand. If you have needle nose pliers grasp one edge of the shell of the broken bulb and turn it out. Another successful way to do it is with a small piece of stick. Shove it into the broken socket and twist it out just like you were turning out the light bulb. Install a new bulb, turn the breaker back on. turn the switch on and you should have light.

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What happens to a parallel circuit if more bulbs are added?

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Why doesn't the emergency brake light come on when depressed?

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What happens when you turn off the light what happened to the electricity?

When you turn off a light, you are breaking the circuit that allows electricity to flow through the light bulb, causing the light bulb to turn off. The electricity in the circuit is still present and will continue to flow until the power source is disconnected or turned off.


What happens to the light bulbs when one is disconnected?

It depends on the light bulbs. Some will all go out once one is disconnected and only that one that got disconnected will go out.


When the tps sensor is disconnected from the car in idle what happens?

When the TPS sensor is disconnected from the car in idle, there would be delayed acceleration.


Do both lights turn off if one bulb is taken out from a series circuit?

Yes. A typical light bulb socket is an open circuit when the bulb is removed, thus blocking the flow of current and turning off the remaining bulb. The removed bulb would go out too, of course. It is possible to imagine a bulb socket that reverts to a closed circuit when the bulb is removed. In that case, the remaining bulb would remain lit.


How do i replace front turn signal bulb on 1993 Volvo 850?

The front turn signal bulb on a 1993 Volvo 850 is replaced by prying out the lenses cover. The bulb can then be disconnected, unscrewed, and a new bulb put in its place.


What happens when a bulb is switched on?

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What happens to a bulb when you move it closer to a battery on a circuit?

The bulb will get brighter