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40 electric bulb are connected in series across a 220 V supply. After one bulb is fused the remaining 39 are connected again in series across the same supply. The illumination will be

A

equal in both the cases

B

more with 40 bulbs than with 39

C

more with 39 bulbs than with 40.

D

in the ratio `40^@:39^@`

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