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In a room in a house, there are four electric lamps in parallel with each other, controlled by a single switch. With all the lamps working, one of the lamp filaments suddenly breaks.What, if anything happens to the remaining lamps? Explain your answer.

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Step-by-step explanation:

In a parallel circuit, each lamp is connected to the power source independently, meaning that the lamps are not directly connected to each other. Therefore, if one lamp filament breaks in this setup, the other three lamps will continue to work unaffected.

When the filament of one lamp breaks, it essentially opens the circuit for that particular lamp. However, the remaining lamps are still connected in parallel, so the current can flow through them independently. The other lamps will continue to receive electricity from the power source and light up normally.

This behavior is a characteristic of parallel circuits, where each component has its own individual connection to the power source. If the lamps were connected in series, the situation would be different. In a series circuit, a break in one lamp's filament would interrupt the flow of current throughout the entire circuit, and all the lamps would go out.

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