- Joined
- Aug 21, 2012
- Messages
- 173
- Reaction score
- 0
Three identical lightbulbs are connected to a battery and the lightbulbs are parallel. If the middle bulb burns out, what happens?
So I understand that the brightness remains the same since each bulbs Current is determined by I=V/R. However why does the total current through the circuit DECREASE?
The way I see it is that lets say the voltage provided by the battery is 100V and that each bulb provides a resistance of 5 ohms. Thus the current going through the circuit would be 100/ (5^3/15). Which would be 12. Now if there were only 2 bulbs working that would mean 100/(5^2/10) = 40. Thus with 2 bulbs isnt there more current in the circuit?
So I understand that the brightness remains the same since each bulbs Current is determined by I=V/R. However why does the total current through the circuit DECREASE?
The way I see it is that lets say the voltage provided by the battery is 100V and that each bulb provides a resistance of 5 ohms. Thus the current going through the circuit would be 100/ (5^3/15). Which would be 12. Now if there were only 2 bulbs working that would mean 100/(5^2/10) = 40. Thus with 2 bulbs isnt there more current in the circuit?