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Pull the rope to series or parallel

Exercise and reference answers

Categories
  1. Series
  2. Parallel
Questions
  1. Answer
    Series
    Question
    The same current flows through each resistor.
  2. Answer
    Parallel
    Question
    Total resistance comes out lower.
  3. Answer
    Parallel
    Question
    More current flows from the source.
  4. Answer
    Parallel
    Question
    How a voltmeter is connected.
  5. Answer
    Series
    Question
    How an ammeter is connected.
  6. Answer
    Parallel
    Question
    Each resistor dissipates more power.
  7. Answer
    Series
    Question
    One path only for the current.
Instructions
Tap the side of the rope that each fact belongs to.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 21 'Circuits and DC Instruments', sections 21.1-21.6_
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