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A series circuit has more than one resistor 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.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoOne of the simplest series circuits could be a series of two or more resistors connected one after the other with the first connect to the positive terminal of the power source and the last connected to the negative terminal.
This will also cause the total resistance between the two terminals to be the sum of each resistors resistance
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∙ 9y agoseries circuits are the circuits formed by connecting components back to back
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∙ 14y agoAn electric circuit connected so that current passes through each circuit element in turn without branching.
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∙ 12y agoseries circuit is only one end of element is connected to other element and another end is not connected that same element.
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∙ 9y agoA series circuit is put together such that it only has one path for the charges to move along. There is no alternative route for a series circuit.
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∙ 11y agoMeaningless question. In a series circuit the same current flows through each of the series elements. Nothing further can be said without a more detailed question.
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How can you tell if a circuit is parallel?
You can identify that a circuit is parallel by checking to see how many paths it can take. If it only has one path then it is a series circuit. If it is a parallel circuit it can have several paths.
Describe the Different energy types of energy transformations?
for this energy formation you will need a bottle of pop and a pakage of mints when you put these to types of chemical energy together you will get a large reaction!!!! THATS NOT IT YOU IDIOT!!!!
What is the difference between circuit and cycle?
CIRCUIT IS CONTAING SOURCE,RESISTANCE,INDUTANCE etc.CIRCUT WILL CONTAIN PARTICULAR PATH FOR FLOW OF CURRENT OR INPUT.AN INPUT WILL BE GIVEN A CIRCUIT THE DESIRED OUT PUT WILL BE GIVEN
Does a key or reed switch have a symbol which could be put in a circuit diagram?
yes
What happens when you put an electric motor with higher resistance and a light bulb with less resistance in a series circuit. does the bulb light up and motor spin. or only the motor spin?
(Another possibility is: Bulb lights up and motor does not spin.)The result all depends on the relative resistance of the bulb and the motor, becausethat determines how much of the supply voltage appears across the light bulb, andhow much across the motor.That's one of the big problems with a series circuit: The performance of one devicedepends on the characteristics of the other devices in the same circuit. If you turnthe light off, the motor can't run at all. If the load on the motor changes, then thelight bulb flickers. And if you change the light bulb and put in one with a differentresistance, then the strength of the motor changes.
Where do you put your leads when checking continuity on a series circuit?
When checking continuity in a series circuit, you put your leads in series with the circuit or device being checked. You also make sure the circuit is deenergized and that it is open.
Where would you put an ammeter in a circuit?
in a series circuit or it will not work. Put it after the bulb
How do you change a parallel circuit into a series circuit?
-- Disconnect all the things that are hooked together in the parallel circuit. -- Put them back together in one long string ... so that there's only one path all the way from one end of the string to the other end.
What is two or more batteries put together?
circuit
Where ammeter and voltmeter are put in circuit?
Place in parallel anywhere in the circuit. One lead goes to the hot, the other to the neutral.
Where is the best place to put an ammeter in the circuit to measure the current going through the light bulb?
Since (by Kirchoff's current law) the current in a series circuit is the same at every point in the series circuit, it does not matter where you place the ammeter.
Where do you put a switch in a series circuit?
From the standpoint of basic functionality, you can put the switch anywhere. In a series circuit, there is only one path for current flow. If you open the switch, you interrupt that pathway and turn the circuit "off."There may be practical reasons to put the switch in one place or another, however. Sometimes it's put in a particular place in the circuit for manufacturing reasons. In other circuits, safety may dictate that you put the switch in a particular place: in a ground-referenced circuit for example, you may want to put the switch so that one side is at the ground point.
How do you find the current in a wire?
Open the circuit and put an amp meter in series. There are clamp on current meters. You don't need to break the circuit.
Does current change in a circuit having bulb in series with a resistance?
Absolutely the more Resistance is put in series the less current Will flow.
What happens to the brightness of the bulb when the second bulb is put into a series circuit?
it should become dimmer
Why do you only need one ammeter in a circuit?
An ammeter is a amp meter put into a circuit in series. There is virtually no voltage drop or resistance in an ammeter so two in series would be redundant. If you have one in a circuit it will tell you the amps that circuit is generating, two would both give virtually the same result.
How many batteries needed in a series circuit?
It depends on the load and desired voltage. The voltage adds as you put batteries in series. Positive to negative, etc.
