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: Adding another cell to the [[circuit]] in series will increase the '''voltage'''. | : Adding another cell to the [[circuit]] in series will increase the '''voltage'''. | ||
: With a bigger '''voltage''' a lamp will be brighter and a [[buzzer]] will be louder. | : With a bigger '''voltage''' a lamp will be brighter and a [[buzzer]] will be louder. | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A series circuit with one cell and one bulb. | ||
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Revision as of 11:42, 1 September 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Voltage is how much push electricity has.
About Voltage
- The bigger the voltage the more push the electricity has to go around the circuit.
- Adding another cell to the circuit in series will increase the voltage.
- With a bigger voltage a lamp will be brighter and a buzzer will be louder.
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| A series circuit with one cell and one bulb. | A bulb is a series circuit will be brighter with two cells than with one. |