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प्रश्न
Which is the better way to connect lights and other electrical appliances in domestic wiring: series circuits or parallel circuits? why?
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उत्तर
Parallel circuits – Because if one electrical appliance stops working due to some defect, then all other appliances in the circuit will keep working properly.
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