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I've got a bulb and a motor in my circuit. Why does the motor spin when the bulb doesn't light?

   
Answer
 

It takes less electricity to spin a tiny motor than to light a bulb. Because the motor needs so little electricity, it slows down the flow round the whole circuit. The electricity can flow through the bulb without lighting it, but still run the motor. The bulb just becomes another wire.

 

 

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