Two identical bulbs are connected on parallel across the battery shown in Figure Q19.1. There is an open switch next to bulb 2. Initially, bulb 1 is bright (strong current) and bulb 2 is dark(no current). How do the
a. The current through the battery is the same but now splits between 1 and 2.
b. The current in 1 is still bigger than that in 2.
c. The current in 1 does not change and is the same as in 2.
d. The current through the battery doubles.
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