Give two reasons why different electical appliances in a domestic circuit are connected in parallel.

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In order that each appliance has an equal potential difference, they are connected in parallel to each other.

In series Combination, If there is a fault in one appliance, supply to all the appliances will get effected. Also not all the appliances will need same current(Ex: Water heater needs more current compared to a filament bulb).

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