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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 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,


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 does an open switch look like?

An open switch position typically means the switch is in the off or disconnected state, where the circuit is broken. In a physical switch, the lever or toggle would be in the "off" position, indicating the open circuit.


Why is the earthing switch in open position?

While earthing switch is open means the circuit is live


Is flipping a switch the only way to create an open circuit?

No, an open circuit can also be created by removing a component or cutting a wire in the circuit. Turning off a switch is one way to create an open circuit, but it isn't the only way.