i have no idea what they are, or what they do in your home. helpppp.
2007-06-12 14:33:54 · 8 answers · asked by Sara.* 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
series is when one thing happens after another, after another , after another
In parallel, two things can happen at once.
If your house was wired in series, you would have to have all the appliances on at once for the electricity to get to the next one.
with parallel the electricity can go around appliances on another pathway
2007-06-12 15:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Parallel circuits are connected in a way that cutting off one element of the circuit does not create an open circuit. This is very useful for the circuits in your home. If one appliance is turned off, other appliances can still operate because they can still create a complete circuit. This is opposed to a series circuit where all elements are connected end to end and if one element goes out, all of them stop working. Think of Christmas lights for the series circuit, if one burns out they all shut off.
2007-06-12 17:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Parallel circuits help your house conform to your city's building code, which makes it insurable and thus possible for you to take out a home loan.
That's one way of looking at it..
2007-06-12 18:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The advantage is when one circuit fails the others will continue to work. As opposed to series circuits if there is a failure any where the whole thing fails.
2007-06-12 14:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by Kissafatbaby'sAss 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
parallel circuits are circuits that arent connected in a row. the power source is split and wires going to all appliances at the same time not one at a time. if it was in series everytime you turned off a light everything in you whole house would turn off because it is in one straight line. if it splits when you turn off a light there is still the flow of electrons going elsewhere!
2007-06-12 14:39:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a parrallel circuit is a ciruit that spits into two different paths. therefore, when one path is cut off, the other path continues. where as in a series ciruit everything is dependent upon eachother so if u disconnect one part in the circuit the whole thing shuts off.
this is why home are mainly built with parrallel ciruits (i.e. lighting fixtures)
2007-06-12 14:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by xxyzzq 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Failure of one part of the circuit has no effect on the other circuits.
2007-06-16 04:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is a professor of feng shui in Guatemala City and he says that parallel circuits in your home create electric fields that are better for your health.
2007-06-12 14:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer S 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋