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mohit		 How does our home have a parallel circuit ? View All


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alec
 We know that homes have parallel circuitry (as opposed to series circuits) because everything does not rely on everything else. If a light bulb burns out in your kitchen, you can still use a lamp in your dining room.

Recall that a series circuit is essentially one big loop. The power source connects to the refrigerator, which connects to the water heater, which connects to the light bulb in a lamp, then back to the power source. The only way electricity can flow through all three is if all the items are working - as soon as one breaks, electrons cannot flow, therefore nothing works.

A parallel circuit, in contrast, connects each item directly to the power source. Essentially, the water heater has a connection to the power source, the refrigerator has a connection to the power source, and the lamp has a connection to the power source. You can picture a circuit for each that does not have any other objects (except for maybe a switch) impeding the flow of electricity

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