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