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When a switch is 'open' that means it is in the 'off' position. 'Closed' means 'on'.
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What position does the switch have to be in for a circuit to work?
The switch would be open.
What is a device used to open and close an electric circuit?
The device is called a switch.
What are the effects of an open circuit?
The effect of an open circuit is that no current will flow.
What determines if a circuit is open or closed?
Closed. If it is open then the power is off.
What does a switch look like in circuit symbols?
---o-----o----- is a closed switch / / ---------o o------ is an open switch
What do you call a circuit when the switch is open?
An open circuit....
Used to open and close a circuit?
A light switch
What can be put into a circuit to open the circuit?
A switch.
When the switch is closed it means that?
There is a complete path for the electricity to flow. The opposite of an open circuit. If a light switch is on and the light comes on, the circuit is closed. If the switch is turned off, the light goes off because the circuit is open.
When a switch is on is a circuit open or closed?
If the switch is what is keeping the load from turning on, then yes, there is a voltage across the open switch.
When you turn on a light switch you an open circuit. What goes in the blank?
When you turn on a light switch you do not have an open circuit.
What do a switch do for the circuit?
It open and close it
What are the kind of circuit?
the electrical circuit, load, conductor, open circuit, switch,
What position does the switch have to be in for a circuit to work?
The switch would be open.
How must an electrical switch be wired to function with a device?
So that when the switch is in the open position the circuit is open and electricity cannot complete the circuit. When the switch is closed it completes the circuit and electricity flows completing the circuit and powering the device.
What is a device used to open and close an electric circuit?
The device is called a switch.
What are the effects of an open circuit?
The effect of an open circuit is that no current will flow.
