An electric circuit contains an operating heating element and a lit lamp. Which statement best explains why the lamp remains lit when the heating element is removed from the circuit?

The lamp and heating element were connected in parallel.

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The lamp has less resistance than the heating element.

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The lamp has more resistance than the heating element.

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The lamp and heating element were connected in series.

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Solution

The correct option is A The lamp and heating element were connected in parallel.
When the components of an electrical circuit are connected in parallel, same potential difference appears across each of the element and hence, removal of an element does not affect the working of other elements. Hence, A is the correct option.

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