A string of 20 identical lamps is joined in series to a 220 V supply.
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A string of identical lamps is joined in series to a supply.
- What potential difference does each lamp get?
- One lamp's filament touches itself, so that lamp is shorted out (it has no resistance now). What does each of the other lamps get? Are they brighter or dimmer?
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
In series, the same current flows through every resistor, the potential differences add up, and
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) each.
Step 2. (b) The shorted lamp takes no share, so lamps share the supply: each.
Step 3. Brightness. More voltage across each, and more current, so the other lamps glow brighter, and may wear out sooner.
Answer: (a) . (b) about each; brighter.
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