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| Jun 3, 2021 at 18:37 | history | edited | Mia | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 3, 2021 at 18:36 | comment | added | Mia | This is true. I assumed based on the context of the question that we were considering ideal circuit components. Editing original post to include this | |
| Jun 3, 2021 at 17:21 | comment | added | Arturo don Juan | This assumes that the diode is ideal and has zero resistance in the preferred direction. Otherwise there will be a small potential across lamp 2, but very little current flowing through it (because the lamp has way higher resistance than the diode). So it may light up a tiny bit. Lamp 1 will definitely light up though, and lamp 3 for sure will not light up. | |
| Jun 3, 2021 at 17:07 | history | answered | Mia | CC BY-SA 4.0 |