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Virtual Lab: Bulbs in Series and Parallel
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When the second switch is thrown the two light bulbs light, but the potential difference across each is only half of 1.5 Volts.

These two light bulbs are in parallel to the first light bulb. They are arranged in series to each other.

 
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