Short Circuit

Question 1

• A ——— happens when the exposed parts of the electrical wires touch one another.

Answer 1

short circuit

Question 2

• When the exposed wires were made to touch, a shortened path was provided for the current, hence the term ———

Answer 2

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Question 3

• Since the path has been shortened, the current will no longer take the path through the bulb, thereby decreasing the total resistance in the path of the current.

Answer 3

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Question 4

• This will result in a large current in the shortened circuit.

Answer 4

short circuit

Question 5

are dangerous especially with the high line voltage in our houses (220V compare to 1.5V of dry cells) because the large current produced can generate a lot of heat that could start a fire.

Answer 5

Short circuits