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One way to connect the bulbs is connect them in line with the battery, in such a way that a charge traveling from the high potential end of the battery to its low potential end would have to travel through all three bulbs to get to the other side of the battery. These bulbs are connected in series. | One way to connect the bulbs is connect them in line with the battery, in such a way that a charge traveling from the high potential end of the battery to its low potential end would have to travel through all three bulbs to get to the other side of the battery. These bulbs are connected in series. | ||
Another way to connect the bulbs is to make them branch off from a common point connected to the high potential of the battery, and then reconnect the branches at a point to connect to the low potential end of the battery. This creates three paths for the charge to travel through. When leaving the high potential end of the battery, the charge can travel through one of three paths, and can only travel through the one bulb in the path it takes, before reaching the low end of the battery. | |||
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Claimed by Amber Akbar (Spring 2016) Short Description of Topic
Parallel Circuits vs. Series Circuits
In a circuit containing a power source and different electrical elements such as resistors, capacitors, or bulb, the elements of the circuit can be connected either in parallel or in series, relative to the power source. Parallel and series describe the type of connection.
For example, we have three bulbs and a battery to connect together in a circuit.
One way to connect the bulbs is connect them in line with the battery, in such a way that a charge traveling from the high potential end of the battery to its low potential end would have to travel through all three bulbs to get to the other side of the battery. These bulbs are connected in series.
Another way to connect the bulbs is to make them branch off from a common point connected to the high potential of the battery, and then reconnect the branches at a point to connect to the low potential end of the battery. This creates three paths for the charge to travel through. When leaving the high potential end of the battery, the charge can travel through one of three paths, and can only travel through the one bulb in the path it takes, before reaching the low end of the battery.
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