SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS

Question 1

give a short description of a series circuit

Answer 1

in a series circuit al the different components are connected one after the other , without any branches

Question 2

give a short description of a parallel circuit

Answer 2

parallel circuits have more than one path for the electric current to flow

different components are connected on different branches in the circuit

Question 3

give 4 characteristics of a series circuit

Answer 3

1. there is only one pat for the electric current to flow
2. current at any point of the circuit is the same
3. if a light bulb breaks or COMPONENT IS DISCONNECTED , the circuit is incomplete and all other components stop working
4. as the number of resistors increase , the current decreases an the brightness pf the light decreases

Question 4

give 2 characteristics of a parallel circuit

Answer 4

1. if a light bulb breaks or COMPONENT IS DISCONNECTED from one parallel wire , the components on he other parallel branches keep working
2. as the number of resistors increase , the total current in a circuit increases , brightness of light bubbles remain the same , total resistance in the circuit decreases