ELECTRICITY

Lan Shu Yun Phang Siew Cheng

ELECTRICITY
LESSON 2: Series and Parallel Circuits

Name some component in a complete circuit .

wire

dry cell

switch

bulb

Which of the following picture is the series circuit and series circuit parallel circuit parallel circuit ?

circuit A circuit B

Draw and state different state of the series circuit and parallel circuit.

Series Circuit Samples

Parallel Circuit Samples

series circuit

parallel circuit

series circuit

If you put more lamps into a series circuit, the lamps will be dimmer than before. In a series circuit, if a lamp breaks or a component is disconnected, the circuit is broken and all the components stop working.

series circuit

Series circuits are useful if you want a warning that one of the components in the circuit has failed. They also use less wiring than parallel circuits.

parallel circuit
In a parallel circuit, if a lamp breaks or a component is disconnected from one parallel wire, the components on different branches keep working. And, unlike a series circuit, the lamps stay bright if you add more lamps in parallel.

parallel circuit

Parallel circuits are useful if you want everything to work, even if one component has failed. This is why our homes are wired up with parallel circuits.

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