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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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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A bulb is a series circuit will be brighter with two cells than with one.
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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.
SeriesCircuit1Cell1Bulb.png
SeriesCircuit2Cell1Bulb.png
A series circuit with one cell and one bulb. A bulb is a series circuit will be brighter with two cells than with one.