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Which Type of Circuit, Series Or Parallel, is Preferred While Connecting a Large Number of Bulbs: (B) for Lighting Inside the Rooms of the Hotel? - Science

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प्रश्न

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

(b) for lighting inside the rooms of the hotel?

 

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उत्तर

Parallel circuit: This is so because in a parallel circuit, if one bulb does not work properly, it does not affect the working of the other bulbs.

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