Unit 8 · Electricity and Magnetism

Combining Cells: Series and Parallel

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Activity 8.2

Look inside the cell box of things you already own

MethodTake appliances in which cells are used in daily life, such as a wall clock, a television remote and a torch. Observe their cell boxes. Look at how the positive and negative poles have been arranged when the cells are fitted, then discuss in class on the basis of the questions below.
QuestionsIs the way of connecting the cells the same in all these kinds of appliances? And in which appliances has the circuit been made by joining a wire from the positive pole of one cell to the positive pole of the other, and in which have different poles been joined? Fill in the table.
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