Are the two bulbs acting as current dividers or potential dividers? Explain your answer

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Circuits are also known as current divider circuits because, in these circuits, the current is divided through each resistor. Whereas, series circuits are known as voltage divider circuits because here voltage is divided across all the resistors.

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