Outlets on a household circuit are arranged in

[Curious314]

Homework Statement

Outlets on a household circuit are arranged in:
a)parallel.
b)a combination of series and parallel.
c)series.
d)neither series or parallel.
e)not given

The Attempt at a Solution

I'm lost here...

 

[DaveC426913]

Do your best to answer the question. We'll help.

Here's a hint: do you know what happens to a string of lights in series - say, a string of Christmas lights - when one bulb goes out?

 

[Curious314]

some won't light and some others willl, so that's a combination of series and parallels

 

[DaveC426913]

some won't light and some others willl

On a single strand of Christmas lights?

 

[Curious314]

yeah they have like 4 different sets, and maybe one of those sets won't light completely, but the rest 3 will. No?

 

[DaveC426913]

yeah they have like 4 different sets, and maybe one of those sets won't light completely, but the rest 3 will. No?

Fair enough. So, you understand the correlation between series v. parallel and strands going dark v. strands staying lit.

What happens in a house?

 

[azizlwl]

deleting my post.

 

[DaveC426913]

azizlwl, your post has nothing to do with the question the OP is asking. Please read the opening post.

(Incidentally, please note, in case you don't know PF policy: I am hinting at the answer because it is required by rules for posters to work through their own answers. We are forbidden to provide full answers to homework questions.)