In series circuits, the current is the same through each component. The potential difference of the power supply is shared between the components. A parallel circuit showing two bulbs, a switch ...

On a test I took in fourth grade, one question required me to list the similarities between series and parallel circuits. “No matter which one you stick your finger into, you’ll get electrocuted,” ...

Because, unlike a simple string of lights in a series circuit, these are all arranged in a parallel circuit. And you can think of a parallel circuit as having several different routes that all run ...