PHYSICS 10 SCIENCE · 2026–27 · Activities & experiments · p. 160

Textbook activity / experiment

How do two parallel switches and a lamp model an OR gate?

دو متوازی سوئچ اور بلب OR گیٹ کا نمونہ کیسے بناتے ہیں؟

OR switch model: alternative parallel switch paths controlling a common lampABCell
Given circuit · newly drawn

Solution & explanation

A closed?B closed?Lamp
000
011
101
111

Place A and B as alternative parallel switch paths controlling one lamp in a low-voltage circuit. Either closed path permits current, so outputs for 00,01,10,11 are 0,1,1,1. Define switch and lamp states explicitly. The model represents inclusive OR: both inputs may be 1 at the same time.

Independent study material · English-medium textbook p. 160 · Original book ↗