Parallel And Series Circuits

Series Circuits

1) 5 Volts

2) 5 Volts 

3) 5 Volts

Circuit Series 

1) 2 Amps Each

2) 1.5 Amps Each

3) Split Into 4 Amps And The Come Back To 12 Amps At The End

Series Circuit

In a series circuit, there is only one path for the current to take. The diagram above shows a battery (consisting of 2 cells) connected to 2 bulbs wired in series. If one of the bulbs in the circuit fails (blows), then the circuit will open and stop working.

Parallel Circuit

In a parallel circuit, the current has more than one way of moving around the circuit. If one of the bulbs fails (blows), the other one will still have a current flowing through it and it will still glow.