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Shunt wire should be ...... ....

Shunt wire should be ...... .

A

Thichk and long

B

Thick and short

C

Thin and long

D

Thin and short

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B
Thick and short
Shunt should have low resistance R = `(rho l)/(A)`
l should be less
A should be large
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