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    A circuit diagram is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit that shows the components and connections using standardized symbols. It depicts the actual electrical pathways unlike a block or layout diagram. A circuit diagram illustrates a simple circuit with basic components like a battery providing voltage, wires for conductive pathways, and a light bulb requiring electricity.

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    A circuit diagram is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit that shows the components and connections using standardized symbols. It depicts the actual electrical pathways unlike a block or layout diagram. A circuit diagram illustrates a simple circuit with basic components like a battery providing voltage, wires for conductive pathways, and a light bulb requiring electricity.

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    A circuit diagram is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit that shows the components and connections using standardized symbols. It depicts the actual electrical pathways unlike a block or layout diagram. A circuit diagram illustrates a simple circuit with basic components like a battery providing voltage, wires for conductive pathways, and a light bulb requiring electricity.

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    A circuit diagram is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit.

    A schematic diagram shows the


    components and interconnections of the circuit using standardized symbolic representations while a
    pictorial circuit diagram uses simple images of components. Unlike a block diagram or layout diagram, a
    circuit diagram shows the actual electrical connections.

    Before talking about a circuit diagram, let us recall circuits. An electrical circuit is a device which provides
    the complete path for current to flow. A circuit consists of three basic things to function:

    A source of voltage

    A conductive path which facilitates the movement of charges

    A resistor (say, a light bulb) which requires electricity to do work

    Apart from the basic requirements, a circuit consists of a number of components which provide different
    functionalities.

    What is Circuit Diagram?

    A circuit diagram is a simplified representation of the components of an electrical circuit using either the
    images of the distinct parts or standard symbols. It shows the relative positions of all the elements and
    their connections to one another. It is often used to provide a visual representation of the circuit to an
    electrician. The following figure shows a simple circuit diagram.

    Circuit Diagram

    A simple circuit diagram

    Components of Circuit Diagram

    Let us learn about some of the important components of circuits and their symbols in a circuit diagram.

    An electric cell: It provides the source of current. In its symbol, the larger terminal is positive, whereas
    the smaller one is the negative terminal.

    electric cell
    A battery: It is a combination of cells and its utility is the same as the cell.

    battery

    Switch: It is a plug key used to allow or stop the flow of current upon being pressed. It may be an open or
    a closed switch.

    Switch

    Wire joint: One device may be connected to the other using wires. This is shown by drawing ‘blobs’ at
    their point of connectivity.

    Wire joint

    Wires crossing without joining: The wires that do not touch each other are drawn without blobs. The
    following figure shows how the unjoined wires are represented.

    Wires crossing without joining

    Electric bulb: The electrical device which uses electricity to glow.

    Electric bulb

    Resistor (R): It is used to restrict the amount of current flow in the circuit.

    Resistor

    Variable resistance: Also known as the rheostat, it is used to regulate the amount of current flow by
    increasing or decreasing the resistance to the current flow.

    Variable resistance

    Ammeter: It is used to measure the current passing at a particular point.


    Ammeter

    Voltmeter: It is used to measure the voltage between two points in a circuit.

    Voltmeter

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    lessons.

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