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If you add an extra bulb to your series circuit what will happen to the brightness of your bulbs?
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They will dim because you have more resistance in the circuit. More resistance means less current which means less light. The power is P=V*I = I/R*I = I²/R
Think of blowing through one straw. Now attach a second straw end on with no leaks between joints and then attach a third straw in a long line. Which one is the easiest to blow?
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If you add an extra bulb to your series circuit what will happen to the brightness of the bulbs?
The bulb is dim.Because,the voltage is drops in series connection so you add more bulbs in series the last bulb got low voltage that reason for the bulb is dim
When three bulbs connected to a battery in parallel circuit what will happen to the brightness of the bulbs?
The brightness of three bulb would be mare than one
You are building a string of lights using several bulbs how is the brightness of the lights related to whether you connect the bulbs in series or in parallel?
Overall brightness (not individual bulbs' brightness) will increase when we connect them in parallel & it will decrease when we connect them in series.
What would happen if a circuit wire is replaced by a longer one?
the brightness of the bulbs would decrease because the cell would have to supply more power.
In a series circuit what would happen if one of the bulbs stopped working?
All the bulbs will go out. In a series circuit, the current at all points is the same. This is Kirchoff's Current Law. If you loosen or remove a bulb in a series circuit, the current at that bulb becomes zero, and by Kirchoff's Current Law, the current in every part of the circuit also becomes zero.
How does the brightness of each bulb in a parallel circuit compare to the brightness of the bulb in a series circuit?
In a parallel circuit, each bulb receives the full voltage of the power source, so all bulbs shine at their full brightness. In a series circuit, the brightness of each bulb decreases as more bulbs are added because the voltage is shared among all bulbs.
The current is 0.4 A and the bulb in the circuit is bright. What will happen to the brightness of the bulb if you put another bulb in series in the circuit?
Adding another bulb in series will increase the total resistance in the circuit, causing the current to decrease. As the current decreases, the brightness of both bulbs will decrease since they will receive less power.
If you add an extra bulb to your series circuit what will happen to the brightness of the bulbs?
The bulb is dim.Because,the voltage is drops in series connection so you add more bulbs in series the last bulb got low voltage that reason for the bulb is dim
Light bulbs in a series circuit have the same brightness?
If they have the same resistance they will. Kirchhoff's' Law.
What happens to the brightness of the other two when one of the bulbs burn out three identical bulbs are wired in series?
As a series circuit, as asked, all bulbs will go off because of that just one bulb.
Which circuit has brighter bulb side by side?
Bulbs in a parallel circuit draw the same amount of current, so each will display the same brightness. Bulbs in a series circuit share the current so all bulbs will appear dimmer.
Would the brightness of a parallel circuit of 3 globes increase or decrease when a fourth is added?
The brightness would remain constant but the power draw will increase. If the circuit was series wired, the brightness would go down as you added bulbs.
When three bulbs connected to a battery in parallel circuit what will happen to the brightness of the bulbs?
The brightness of three bulb would be mare than one
What do you notic about the brightness of the bulbs in the parallel circuit as you added more bulbs to it?
In a parallel circuit, as more bulbs are added, the overall brightness of the bulbs remains constant. This is because each bulb gets the full voltage of the circuit and operates independently of the other bulbs. The individual brightness of each bulb may decrease slightly due to the increased current draw, but the overall brightness of the circuit remains fairly consistent.
You are building a string of lights using several bulbs how is the brightness of the lights related to whether you connect the bulbs in series or in parallel?
Overall brightness (not individual bulbs' brightness) will increase when we connect them in parallel & it will decrease when we connect them in series.
Would you use Series or parallel circuit for Christmas lights?
Yes you would use a serial circuit You would use parallel circuit lights for a Christmas tree because if you used series circuit lights, and one of the bulb blows, the rest of the bulbs will go out. But with parallel circuit lights, if one bulb blows the rest of the bulbs will remain their brightness.
What happens to the voltage as more bulbs are added in series?
The voltage in a series circuit is divided among the bulbs, so as more bulbs are added in series, each bulb receives less voltage. This causes the brightness of each bulb to decrease compared to when fewer bulbs are present.
