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As more and more lamps are connected in parallel to a battery, and if the current does not produce heating inside the battery, what happens to the brightness of each lamp?
The effect on the brightness of each lamp due to the connection of more and more lamps in the parallel with a flashlight battery.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The brightness of each lamp depends on the easier flow of current or more current through each lamp. The flow of current becomes easy if the resistance in the path of the electron becomes less.
In a parallel connection, the voltage across each lamp remains the same. When more and more lamps are connected in parallel and the battery does not produce any heating effect, the total resistance of the circuit decreases and the total circuit current increases. This means additional current flows when more devices are connected. So, there will be no effect on the brightness of the lamp.
Conclusion:
There is no effect on the brightness of each lamp.
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