Question

Distinguish between the open circuit and the closed circuit with the help of required labeled diagrams.

Answer 1

Hint: A circuit, which is connected to a dead battery cannot do any work but also it is still a closed circuit. Any circuit which is not complete can be assumed to be an open circuit. A circuit is made closed if the electricity is flowing from an energy source to the desired endpoint of the circuit. This will help you in answering this question.

Complete answer:
An open circuit is defined to be basically a circuit where the energy is not flowing through it. A closed-circuit is defined to be the one where the energy is allowed to flow through it by turning it on. A circuit is made closed if the electricity is flowing from an energy source to the desired endpoint of the circuit. A complete circuit, which will be not having any original work can still be a closed circuit. A circuit, which is connected to a dead battery cannot do any work but also it is still a closed circuit. Any circuit which is not complete can be assumed to be an open circuit. Electricity will not flow from an active energy source to the required endpoint of the circuit as the path is not closed or as the path is open. Circuits, which are disconnected or switched off manually and circuits which are having blown fuses, missing components, or faulty wiring are all assumed to be open circuits. We will be having potential differences with a closed circuit. But there will be no potential Difference with an open circuit.

Note: In physics we are having three basic states for a circuit. One is an open circuit, a closed circuit, and a short circuit. The energy will not get to where it is required either by its design or due to the mistake in connections. If this is by design it is generally where there is a switch of any kind. Opening a switch means turning it off.