Why is the second bulb in a series circuit not dimmer than the first?

Subject: Why is the second bulb in a series circuit not dimmer than the first?

Date: Tue Jan 20 09:30:53 2004
Posted by Ben
Grade level: undergrad School: South Dartmoor Community College
City: Ashburton State/Province: Devon Country: UK
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1074612653.Ph

Message:


How do the electrons "know" that there is more in the circuit to go through 
and not use up their potential energy too quickly?
Put another way how come the bulbs light up straight away when the drift 
velocity of an electron is cm/s?

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