Asked by violet

A short horizontal line leads to a small circle, which then has a longer line point up at about 45 degrees. A gap in the horizontal line that led to the circle ends with another small circle and then a short horizontal line segment.
In a circuit diagram, what does this symbol represent?

a resistor
a light bulb
a battery
a switch

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a switch — specifically an open (SPST) switch symbol, showing a break in the circuit with a pivoting contact arm.