Here is a series circuit with a broken wire. The switch is closed, but neither of the bulbs are lit up. This is because the circuit has been broken. No electricity can flow at all, because there is no complete path from one pole of the battery to the other. A series circuit will stop if its broken anywhere. But there is another type of circuit that can allow electricity to flow, even if a wire is broken. Have a look at it on the next page.

Electric Circuits | Physics | Biology | Science | Worsley School

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