what kind of curcuit will a bulb allow a bulb to burn out yet keep the rest of the curcuit intact?

Question

series?parallel?or a combination of both?

Answer 1

Hi again Anna. The best way to explain this is to draw it, but absent that, just imagine a circuit where one "loop" goes to the bulb while the other completes the circuit. In this "parallel" circuit, even if the pathway to the bulb is cut off (as when the bulb blows out), the other loop is still closed, and so the circuit is complete and the circuit is intact.

But when a series circuit is cut, there is no alternative, loop, pathway. That's it.

Imagine driving on a highway and suddenly there is an accident. If you can take the exit and make a detour (a loop around the accident) you can still get to your destination easily. But if that's the only way to your destination, your trip ends there. Having a detour on a highway is like having parallel circuits in electricity.

Answer 2

parallel you have to think where the current passes,

Answer 3

parallel

Answer 4

parallel

Answer 5

parallel