Electrical Circuit: Series and Parallel

This activity corresponds to the topic of Electricity and Magnetism, in which you will understand how the configuration of a circuit (series or parallel) affects the behavior of the connected light bulbs.

Connect the components by dragging them to the circuit, choose the type of connection, and predict what will happen before you turn on the switch.


Circuit configuration

Circuit type
Voltage (V) 6 V
Bulb 1 resistance (Ω) 40 Ω
Bulb 2 resistance (Ω) 60 Ω

Calculated values

Total resistance
— Ω
Total current
— mA
Bulb 1 current
— mA
Bulb 2 current
— mA
Total power
— mW

Circuit diagram

Bulb 1
Bulb 2

Predict before simulating

If bulb 1 burns out in a series circuit, what happens to bulb 2?

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