All electrical appliances in household circuit are connected in ________.

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Solution

In a parallel circuit each device is placed in its separate branch.
One end of each device is connected to one terminal of the cell and the other end of all the devices is connected to another terminal of the cell.
All the appliances are connected in parallel in house circuiting.
Because in a parallel circuit all the appliances can work independently, individual switch is used for a device to operate.
Hence, all electrical appliances in the household circuit are connected in parallel.

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