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A circuit consists of three identical lamps connected to a battery as shown in the figure. When the switch S is closed then the intensities of lamps A and B

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Options:
  • A will increase by eight times
  • B will decrease by two times
  • C will increase by more than two times
  • D will remain the same
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The correct answer is: will increase by more than two times
After the closing of  S, C bulb or lamp become short-circuited






the potential across A and B before the closing of S=V3

Potential across A and B after the closing of S=V2

As PV2

  PiPf= 49

Pf=Pi×94= 2.25 Pi

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