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The symbol Zach encountered in his circuit represents a ground connection, which indicates that the voltage at that point is set to zero volts. This grounding affects the entire circuit by establishing a reference point for potential. Consequently, all components connected to that ground point will have their voltages measured relative to zero. Understanding this concept is crucial for analyzing circuits in Physics 2 E&M. Grounding is a fundamental aspect of circuit design and analysis.
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I am currently working a problem just as practice for Physics 2 E&M and I came across a symbol in one of the circuits that looks like this
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I am not really sure what it is but after reading for a little while, I saw something about it signaling that the circuit is grounded at that point?

If so would this cause everything from that point on to have zero potential?

Any help would be appreciated!

-Zach
 
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zhavelka said:
I am currently working a problem just as practice for Physics 2 E&M and I came across a symbol in one of the circuits that looks like this
-
---
------
|
I am not really sure what it is but after reading for a little while, I saw something about it signaling that the circuit is grounded at that point?

If so would this cause everything from that point on to have zero potential?

Any help would be appreciated!

-Zach

Hi Zach! Welcome to MHB! :)

I take it you mean this symbol:
25px-Earth_Ground.svg.png

Yep. That means ground.
It sets the voltage at that point to a reference of zero volts.
 
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