a. Draw a circuit with a battery and two identical light bulbs (same resistance) in series. Label all circuit elements and the current using the notation from Figures 1 and 2. b. If the battery voltage is 3V and the light bulb resistance is 150, what is the voltage drop across each of the light bulbs? What is the current going through each bulb?

a. Draw a circuit with a battery and two identical light bulbs (same resistance) in series. Label all circuit elements and the current using the notation from Figures 1 and 2. b. If the battery voltage is 3V and the light bulb resistance is 150, what is the voltage drop across each of the light bulbs? What is the current going through each bulb?

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Chapter21: Circuits And Dc Instruments

Section: Chapter Questions

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