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Is it true that in a short circuit, the current becomes zero?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is False.
Because the resistance supplied to voltage is theoretically zero in a short circuit, the current is defined as voltage divided by zero (the value of short circuit resistance), which is limitless. Therefore, another approach to looking at voltage over a short circuit is to multiply current by zero (the value of the short circuit resistance), which equals zero.
The correct statement would be that in a short circuit, the current becomes infinite.
 
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