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Homework Statement
I have a 12 volt battery and 3 lamps in series.
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The last one is broken. What is the voltage on every lamp?
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The Attempt at a Solution
My book is saying that the current through the lamps that are not broken is 0 because the circuit is not "complete" therefore the voltage on the lamps that are not broken is 0. (I understand this). But then the book is saying that the voltage across the broken lamp has to be 12 volts. So I wanted to see what would happen if the first lamp is whole but the two last lamps are broken. Would that mean that there is 6 volts on every broken lamp?