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Series and parallel circuits
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 2 · Hard · Series and parallel circuits
A student connects three identical bulbs in series to a battery. She then reconnects the same three bulbs in parallel to the same battery.
Compared to the series circuit, how does the brightness of each bulb change in the parallel circuit?
Compared to the series circuit, how does the brightness of each bulb change in the parallel circuit?
- Each bulb is dimmer in parallel than in series.
- Each bulb has the same brightness in both circuits.
- Each bulb is brighter in parallel than in series.
- Only one bulb lights up in the parallel circuit.
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