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09 – Series and Parallel Circuits (1) Student: __________________________________

1. When one of the lamps on a string of lights breaks, the others

go out as well. What does this tell you about the way the lamps are
connected?
2. Give two advantages of connecting lamps to a battery in parallel.
3. Redraw either of the circuits on the left so that it has a single switch which
turns both lamps on and off together.
4. This question is about the circuit on the
right:
a. The readings on two of the
ammeters are labelled. What are the
readings on ammeters X and Y?
b. If the p.d. across the battery is 6V,
what is the p.d. across each of the
lamps? (Note: you can neglect the p.d.
across an ammeter.)