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The diagram below is a circuit with 2 bulbs and components D. State and explain which of the lamps L₁ and L₂ would light when the...

The diagram below is a circuit with 2 bulbs and components D.

State and explain which of the lamps L₁ and L₂ would light when the switch is closed.

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L₁
L₁ is forward biased while L₂ is reverse biased

Kavungya answered the question on October 17, 2019 at 11:11

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