Parallel Circuits pt. 2

Question

How would a parallel circuit impact four identical light bulbs that were plaed in parallel with a six-volt battery?

 

Explain what would happen please.

Answer 1

If one bulb was to go out, then the others will still work.  This is because electrons flow in a different direction in a parallel circuit than that of a series circuit.  In a series circuit, electrons flow in only one direction because the wires are connected as a single loop.  As for a parallel circuit, the wires are connect in several loops.  Each loop could contain a bulb.  So even if one loop is short circuited causing that bulb to go out, the other loops are still intact.  Parallel circuits can be used to control the direction of the electron flow.  Also, the location of the battery determines where the electron flow will occur most.

 

Now if the bulbs were connected in series, then all the bulbs will go out because they are connect by the same wire.

 

Does this makes sense to you?