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

Shunt wire should be ...... .

A

Thick and long

B

Thick and short

C

Thin and long

D

Thin and short

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The correct Answer is:
B
Shunt should have low resistance
`R = (rho l)/(A)`
`l` should be less
A should be large
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