How are the electrical appliances connected in a house circuit: in series or in parallel? Give reason.

Short/Brief Note

ELECTRICAL appliances in a house are connected in PARALLEL as :

Each appliance gets full voltage as resistance in parallel becomes low.
If the fuse of one appliance fails it does not affect the working of other appliances.
We can light one bulb without lighting the other bulbs.

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Chapter 8: Electricity - Exercise 8 (A) (Short/Long answer questions) [Page 152]

Chapter 8 Electricity
Exercise 8 (A) (Short/Long answer questions) | Q 22 | Page 152

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State whether the following statement is true or false.

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(a) live wire
(b) neutral wire
(c) earth wire?

Fill in the following blank with suitable words:

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