Household appliances are connected in parallel rather than in series so that
- A. each receives the full mains voltage and can be switched independently
- B. the total resistance is increased
- C. the current through each is the same
- D. less current is drawn overall
Explanation
In parallel every appliance sees the same 220 V and switching one off leaves the others unaffected, whereas a series chain would fail entirely if one element broke and would share the voltage between them. The trade off is that the total current rises as more appliances are switched on, which is what the fuse or breaker guards against. Parallel connection lowers the total resistance rather than raising it.