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Learning Introductory Physics with Activities

Section 26.13 Circuit Analysis

Subsubsection Activities

Activity 26.13.1. Warmup Ranking.

Suppose the left bulb in the circuit below is brighter.
Two identical circuits with a battery, a light bulb, and mystery box.  The left box is 1 and the right box is 2.
Figure 26.13.1. A circuit diagram.
Compare all of the following:

(a)

The current through the bulb.

(b)

The current through the battery.

(c)

The voltage across the bulb.

(d)

The resistance of the mystery box.