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2)Consider the following scenarios separately, i.e., only one wire is cut at a time. What would happen after cutting the wire at A?

A) Nothing happens.
B) Bulb E becomes brighter.
C) Bulb D goes off. All bulbs become dimmer.
D) Bulb E becomes dimmer, but does not go off.
E)All bulbs become brighter.

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3)What would happen after cutting the wire at G?

A) All bulbs become brighter.
B) Bulb D becomes dimmer, but does not go off.
C) Bulb D becomes brighter. Bulb E goes off.
D) All bulbs become dimmer.
E)Nothing happens.
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4)What would happen after cutting the wire at C?
A) Bulb E becomes brighter.

B) Bulb E goes off.

C)All bulbs become brighter.
D) Nothing happens.
E) Bulb E becomes dimmer, but does not go off.
F) All bulbs become dimmer.

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5)What would happen after cutting the wire at B?

A) Bulb D becomes brighter.

B) All bulbs become dimmer.

C) Bulb D becomes dimmer, but does not go off.
D) Nothing happens.
E) Bulb D goes off.
F) All bulbs become brighter.

Explanation / Answer

Consider the circuit above, which has three light bulbs (labelled D, F, and E), a battery, and wires. Assume that the light bulbs behave like ohmic resistors, and that they are brighter the more current is passing through them. Ignore that all bulbs are drawn equally bright in the diagram.
Bulb E is off.


What would happen after cutting the wire at B?
All bulbs become dimmer

What would happen after cutting the wire at G?
Bulb D goes off (I actually disagree with all responses, all lights would be off)


What would happen after cutting the wire at A?
Nothing happens

What would happen after cutting the wire at C?
Nothing happens ((I actually disagree with all responses, all lights would be off. But based on answer on what happens above when wire cut a G, this is the response they are looking for)