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Standard VI
Physics
Electric Switches
Question

What happens to a circuit when the switch is off?
  1. There is a gap in the circuit
  2. The circuit is complete
  3. Electricity flows continuously
  4. Electricity flows discontinuously

A
Electricity flows continuously
B
The circuit is complete
C
There is a gap in the circuit
D
Electricity flows discontinuously
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The switch acts as a connecting part of a circuit. When the switch is off, the circuit is incomplete as the connection is broken in the place of the switch. So, no current can pass through this broken circuit.
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