{"id":2138,"date":"2020-10-20T20:34:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2138"},"modified":"2024-01-24T02:05:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:05:12","slug":"introduction-to-electricity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"What is electricity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2138\" class=\"elementor elementor-2138\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0645256 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0645256\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2171 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2170 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/static-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Static Electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2169 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/current-electricity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Current Electricity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2168 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/insulation-and-conduction\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Conduction and Insulation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2167 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/electrical-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Electrical Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2166 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/series-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Series Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2165 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/parallel-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Parallel Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2164 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/short-circuit\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Short Circuit<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2172 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/circuit-protection\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Circuit Protection<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27a8bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What makes the lights in your room turn on and stay lit? Why does the flashlight come on when you press that switch button? They happen because there is energy flow in the form of electrical energy. Electrical energy exists and can be experienced in many ways and amounts. For example, you may feel a little shock when you touch a metal part of your TV or feel a shock when you touch clothing from the laundry. Electricity can also be in lightning bolts. To understand this powerful thing, let us first learn where and how it all comes together.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>What is electricity?<\/strong><br \/><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Electricity exists in the smallest particle in nature called the atom. The atom is the basic building block of matter. It is so tiny that human eyes cannot see it. We only see them with the help of powerful magnifying devices.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Below is an illustration of an atom.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2233\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the atom, there are three sub-atomic particles \u2014<b> Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons.<\/b> Protons and Neutrons are located right in the nucleus (center or core) of the atom. Around the nucleus, some electrons are constantly moving very quickly. The electrons move because they have some energy.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Neutrons have no charges. Protons are positively charged. Electrons are negatively charged, and they encircle the nucleus. Electrons encircle the nucleus because\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">opposite<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0charges (negative charge electrons and positive charge protons) are attracted to each other, and\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">alike<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0charges tend to move away from each other.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2232\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom-transfer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom-transfer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/an-atom-transfer-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The encircling electron can move from one atom to the other. When Protons and fast-moving Electrons interact, electricity is produced.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In simple terms, electricity is the interaction of Protons in the atom and the fast-<i><b>moving Electrons around it. 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