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Date Posted: 7/23/2008 2:11:24 PM  Status: Live
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   connect a pair of lamps in series adn  you draw current from the connected battery.  connect the same lamps in parallel and you draw the same current.
 
 
a) True
b) False

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Date Posted: 7/24/2008 3:35:00 AM  Status: Live
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b) False..
 
since when the lamps are connected in series the effective resistance = 2*(resistance of the lamp)
but,,,when connected in parallel = resistance of the lamp/2..so in this cas thet draw more current...



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