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Which Type of Circuit, Series Or Parallel, is Preferred While Connecting a Large Number of Bulbs: (A) for Decorating a Hotel Building from Outside? - Science

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प्रश्न

Which type of circuit, series or parallel, is preferred while connecting a large number of bulbs: 

(a) for decorating a hotel building from outside?

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उत्तर

Series circuit: This is so because in a series circuit, a large number of low-power decorating bulbs can be used effectively.

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अध्याय 1: Electricity - Exercise 6

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लखमीर सिंग Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
अध्याय 1 Electricity
Exercise 6 | Q 4.1

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