Question

Q 5. Define short circuiting.​

Answer 1

• ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡɪʀᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ.
• ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜɪɢʜ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ғʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ.
• ᴀ "sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ" ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʙʏᴘᴀss ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ.

Answer 2

Answer:

ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴀ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴜɴɪɴᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴏʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏᴡ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ɪᴍᴘᴇᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴄᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ғʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ "ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ", ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛᴇ ʀᴇsɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ɴᴏᴅᴇs.