Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 2SP
Three 36 Ω lightbulbs are connected in parallel to a 18.0-V battery with negligible internal resistance.
a. What is the current flowing through the battery?
b. What is the current flowing through each bulb?
c. If one bulb burns out, does the brightness of the other two bulbs change? Explain.
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