The disadvantages or advantages of a parallel combination of elements depend on the situation. Houses, for example, are wired so electrical devices may be used in parallel. When a refrigerator is plugged into a kitchen outlet, it consumes electricity without affecting voltage or current in the rest of the home and therefore
a. does not affect the operation of any other appliance
c. increases the current that flows
b. affect the operation of any other appliance
d. lessen the current that flows
a. does not affect the operation of any other appliance
c. increases the current that flows
b. affect the operation of any other appliance
d. lessen the current that flows
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We know that the voltage remains constant in the parallel connection. Therefore, each component in the circuit gets the same amount of voltage.
To construct the parallel connection, we need lots of wires.