What is a circuit diagram? Draw the labelled diagram of an electric circuit comprising of a cell, a resistor, an ammeter, a voltmeter and a closed switch (or closed plug key). Which of the two has a large resistance: an ammeter or a voltmeter?
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A diagram which indicates how different components in a circuit have been connected by using the electrical symbols for the components is called a circuit diagram.

A voltmeter has a large resistance.
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