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Chapter 6.1, Problem 3cT
Formulate a rule for predicting how the current through (he battery would change (i.e., whether it would increase, decrease, or remain” the same) if the number of bulbs connected in parallel were increased or decreased. Base your answer on your observation of the behavior of the two-bulb parallel circuit and the model for current.
What can you infer about the total resistance of a circuit as the number of parallel branches is increased or decreased?
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