Question

In a household electric circuit all appliances are connected in:

• A. parallel circuit
• B. series circuit
• C. mixed circuit
• D. any of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A

parallel circuit

Explanation for the correct option:

Option A: parallel circuit

Parallel circuit:

1. A circuit that has two or more paths for the electricity to flow and the loads are parallel to each other is called a parallel circuit.
2. In parallel connections, all conductors are at same potential drop so to provide same voltage to all appliances electric circuit is connected in parallel.
3. The operation of each appliance is independent of the other in parallel connections.
4. In parallel connections, if one appliance gets faulty it doesn’t affect the working of other appliances.
5. Hence, All appliances in a household electric circuit are connected in parallel to each other.

Explanation for the incorrect option(s):

Option B: a series circuit

In series circuit, if one appliance gets faulty it does affect the working of other appliances.

Option C: mixed circuit

Mixed circuit is not used in household appliances because when damage happens in series connection the whole circuit will stop working.

Final Answer: Hence, option A is correct.