Goal: Hone understanding of series circuits.
Source: 283-575 Two bulbs in series
A light bulb is connected to a battery as shown in Figure A below. When
a second bulb is connected as shown in Figure B, what happens to the
brightness of the original bulb?
- Increases
- Decreases
- Stays the same
- Bulb goes out
- Can’t determine
Commentary:
Answer
(2) Depending upon the bulbs and battery, the bulbs could appear to go
out.