Question

What happens when the ammeter is connected in parallel and the voltmeter is connected in series?

Answer 1

1. Definition: A voltmeter measures the potential difference between two points in an electrical circuit.
2. A voltmeter does indeed have a greater resistance; connecting this into series would raise the resistance across the circuit, then no current through the circuit will flow
3. Ammeters are linked throughout the series to measure the current that passes through into the circuit. The overall resistance of such circuit lowers whenever an ammeter would be attached in parallel to that though.

Therefore, more current is extracted from the battery, causing the ammeter to malfunction.