Resistor Problem involving Lightbulbs

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Homework Statement


We have 6 lightbulbs that are identical attached to a battery, and we need to list them from brightest to dimmest.

This is what they look like.
Hand-drawn circuit schematic with a battery on the bottom right and six numbered bulbs labelled 1 to 6. Bulbs 6, 1 and 2 lie in series on one branch; bulb 3 sits on a parallel branch, and bulbs 4 and 5 are in series with each other on a second parallel branch.


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None...?

The Attempt at a Solution



So, my thinking is that bulbs 6,1,2 are the brightest and the same, because the same amount of current is flowing through them, then I think that 3 is brighter than 4 and 5 which are equal...

This is wrong and I don't know why.
 
I don't know. As long as someone agrees with this, I'll talk to my teacher.
 
ryankunzzz said:
I don't know. As long as someone agrees with this, I'll talk to my teacher.
Yes, you are correct.
 
Hello my friend
Your answer is correct. Brightness of bulbs is proportional power of them.
P=R×I×I
Therefore brightness of bulbs:
6,1,2(are same)>3>4,5(are same)