Simplified Science: Parallel and Series Circuit

Let’s say that you are installing six lights in a building. A parallel circuit starts with a hot wire and a neutral wire which feeds the first light. The remaining five lights are connected white to white (neutral) and black to black (hot) all the way to and including the last light. Unlike the series circuit, you can remove a bulb in any of the lights and it will not cause the other lights to go out. A great example is a hallway in your house where two or more lights come on with the same switch. When one burns out, the other remains lit.