Why household wiring is done in parallel wiring system?

All appliances may get an appropriate voltage of 230 Volt each

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If one appliance blows out, others may work

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All appliances may be switched on and off separately.

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The correct option is D
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In a parallel connection, every unit that is connected to the circuit gets an equal amount of voltage. It is easy to connect or disconnect a new element without affecting the working of other elements especially in case of any fault in the circuit. In a series connection, if one point breaks, the total circuit will break. Also, as the number of components in a series circuit increases, greater will be the circuit resistance.

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Q. In an household electric circuit, which of the following is/are correct?
(A) All electric appliances drawing power are joined in parallel.
(B) A switch may be either in series or in parallel with the appliance which it controls.
(C) If a switch is in parallel with an appliance, it will draw power when the switch is in the 'off' position (open).
(D) If a switch is in parallel with an appliance, the fuse will blow (burn out) when the switch is put 'on' closed.

Q. A person connects too many electrical appliances to a single socket in his house. When all these electrical appliances connected to the single socket are switched on at the same time, the electric fuse of circuit blows off.
(a) What is the process of connecting too many electrical appliances to a single socket known as?
(b) Which effect of electric current is responsible for the blowing off of fuse wire?

Q. explain why all the electric appliances in a house stop working when main switch is put off .

Q. Consider the following statements.
Household electrical appliances are not usually connected in series, because.

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. switching off an appliance would switch off the rest.

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. a fuse would blow as soon as one appliance is used.

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. power consumption would be very much greater.

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. the appliances would get damaged due to high current.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

In a series combination of electrical appliances, connected to a constant voltage power supply, if we add one more appliance with resistance R in series, then the total electrical power consumed in the circuit will__.

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