Anything connected directly across two points of different potential is said to be in ______.

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When a device is connected directly between two points that have a potential difference, it is placed in parallel with respect to that voltage source. In a parallel arrangement, each component across the same two nodes experiences the full voltage of the source, and the current from the source splits among the parallel paths. This is the typical way a device is wired to respond to a given voltage independently of other branches.

If it were in series, the same current would flow through every component in the path, and the total voltage would be shared among them, not each component receiving the full potential difference. That’s why a connection across two different potentials is described as parallel, not series. Insulated means no current flow at all, which isn’t the situation here, and merely indicating conductiveness doesn't specify the arrangement.