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The wet cell storage batteries shown in the illustration are connected in what configuration? Illustration EL-0070

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Question 1 of 27070

The wet cell storage batteries shown in the illustration are connected in what configuration? Illustration EL-0070

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Follow the wiring to see whether positive is connected to negative between batteries, or positives together / negatives together. • Recall that in a series connection, voltage adds but current capacity stays the same; in parallel, voltage stays the same but amp‑hour capacity adds. • Look at where the two output leads (arrows) are taken from in the diagram and which terminals they ultimately connect to.

💭 Think About

• Starting at one output lead, can you trace a continuous path through more than one battery before you reach the other output lead, or do you mainly see branches that join like terminals together? • If you picked any one battery and removed it, would the remaining circuit still have a path from the left output arrow to the right output arrow, or would it be broken? What does that suggest about series vs. parallel? • Ask yourself: are any batteries clearly placed end‑to‑end with opposite terminals joined (POS to NEG), or are like terminals bussed together (POS to POS and NEG to NEG)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether any POS terminal is directly connected to a NEG terminal of another battery; if yes, that suggests series or compound. • Confirm whether all POS terminals eventually tie to the same output lead and all NEG terminals eventually tie to the other lead. • Make sure you can state in words: "This configuration keeps the same voltage as one battery / increases the voltage" before choosing your answer.