Circuits: Determine how brightness of bulbs change when switch is closed
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For each of the following circuits, determine how the brightness of the bulbs change when the switch is closed. Please see attachment
Next Time Problem
3 November 2003
For each of the following circuits, determine how the brightness of the bulbs change when the switch is closed.
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There are several ways to answer these questions, but you must support your answer with a quantitative argument.
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Part A:
Let's call the bulb on the left Bulb #1 and the one on the right Bulb #2.
If the switch is closed Bulb #2 will turn off, because the current will be re-routed around Bulb #2 through the switch. This is because the electron charges will choose the path of least resistance, which is the switch, as opposed to the light bulb filament.
Bulb #1 will become brighter. Why? Originally the voltage source supplied a voltage V and a current I through a resistance R, which is made up of the resistances of the two light bulbs added ...
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