alleryFour bulbs are wired in parallel and three burn out. What happens to the fourth?
AIt also goes dark
BIt still works
CIt bursts at once
DIt becomes a battery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It still works
1. In a parallel circuit each bulb has its own path.
2. All but one light could be burned out and the last one still functions.
3. So the fourth bulb still works.
_Source: Wikipedia, Series and parallel circuits, Lead section_
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