Three different resistance lightbulbs are connected to a 120-V outlet. The most power will be consumed by the circuit

A. when the most resistive bulb is in parallel with a series of the other two.
B. when the bulbs are in parallel.
C. when the bulbs are in series.
D. when the least resistive bulb is in parallel with a series of the other two.
E. The arrangement is unimportant because the voltage is the same in all cases.


Answer: B

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