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Why if one branch in a parallel circuit is shorted all others will short?
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∙ 13y ago
A current checks less resistance path to flow. When one of parallel branches is shorted, it becomes have less resistance and whole the current will flow through it, means current before parallel branches and current after parallel branches becomes same, and all branches become short.
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∙ 13y agoA: precisely
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What happens when a bypass capacitor is shorted?
The circuit becomes a pure resistance circuit where current and voltage are in phase with each others.
Is a television a series circuit?
A television set is a complex group of circuits where we find components in series and others that are in parallel.
What happen with the brightness of the bulb when one unscrewed in parallel?
Provided that the power supply is reasonably well regulated, the failureor removal of one device in a parallel circuit has no effect on the others.
What is the advantage of a parallel circuit over a series circuit?
In a parallel circuit the failure of one bulb reduces the light of that one bulb. In a series circuit the failure of any bulb causes all bulbs to stop producing light because the circuit itself fails. A break in a series circuit stops the current flow to the whole circuit. A break in a parallel circuit stops the flow only in that parallel branch, not the whole circuit. This independence from system loss by one failure is a parallel advantage.
How are parallel circuits and series circuits alike?
in parallel the voltage stays the same in parallell the current is shared in series the voltage is shared in series the current stays the same the main similarity between parallel and series circuits is when voltage increases, current increases.
What happens when a bypass capacitor is shorted?
The circuit becomes a pure resistance circuit where current and voltage are in phase with each others.
What similarities are there in series and parallel circuits?
In a series circuit, there is just a single path . In a parallel circuit, there are two or more branches, creating separate pathways along which electrons can flow, so a break in one branch does not affect the flow of electricity in the others.
Why does one bulb make the others go out in a series circuit?
because current in parellel divides unlike in series if one fails all will failsAnswerThe parallel circuit's load current doesn't 'divide'. It's the other way around! Each branch draws an individual current which then 'combine' to form the circuit's load current. However, the reason that the remaining lamps connected in parallel always work, even if one fails, is because each branch of a parallel circuit is subjected to a common supply voltage.
What is a complex circuit where some of the bulbs can work while others don't work?
A parallel circuit.
How many paths does an electric current takes place in a Parallel Connection?
The current splits up and takes as many paths as there are available. Every path that exists conducts current. There's no such thing as a parallel branch of a circuit that has no current through it when others do have current through them..
What is the advantage of having a parallel circuit as oppose to a series circuit?
depends on the load. if it is lights one can burn out without turning off the others
What kind of circuit is best for a string of holiday lights?
A parallel circuit is best because if one light goes out the others remain lit.
Do modern homes use electricity that is arranged in series or in parallel circuits?
In a modern home you use parallel circuit's. The reason why they are parallel circuit and not series is For example: say your kitchen light goes off, if that light goes off the others in your house won't. They also use parallel circuit in schools. However, when there is a switch in the circuit, that switch is in series with the load, so you could say that electrical wiring is arranged in series-parallel.
Is cell phone a parallel circuit?
There are many sections in the circuitry of a cellphone that are configured in parallel. There are also many others, in the same phone, that are configured in series.
Where are parallel circuits used?
Parallel circuits are used when there are many electronics on the same circuit, such as Christmas lights, for example. If they were on a series circuit, if one bulb went out all of them would go out. In your home, parallel circuits allow you to turn any electrical device on or off, independently of the others.
How is the wiring done in houses and or other occupied buildings?
It is in parallel, so one light can be on while others are turned off.
Why do you think one light bulb stayed on when the other light bulb was unhooked in a parallel circuit?
In a parallel circuit each bulb has the same voltage applied so if one bulbfails all the others will remain lit.
