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Why does a light bulb turn in When you flip the switch to on?

Why does a light bulb turn in When you flip the switch to on?-example-1
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Answer:

You now have an open circuit

Step-by-step explanation:

The circuit is closed when the switch is flipped the other way to turn off the light.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Flipping a light switch to turn on a light means that the circuit with the light is being closed. When the switch is flipped the opposite way, to turn the light off, the circuit is being opened.

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