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Which statement below about the potential difference across the battery and across the identical bulbs 1 and 2 shown in Figure Q19.3 is correct? Multiple answers could be correct.
a. The potential difference is greater across bulb 1 than across bulb 2.
b. The potential difference is greater across bulb 2 than across bulb 1.
c. The potential difference is the same across bulbs 1 and 2.
d. The potential difference across the battery is twice what it was with only one bulb present.
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