{"id":2145,"date":"2020-10-20T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2145"},"modified":"2021-08-29T01:13:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T01:13:28","slug":"short-circuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/short-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Short Circuit in electricity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2145\" class=\"elementor elementor-2145\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e905e95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e905e95\" 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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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"54785f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Electricity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1817965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"1817965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-electricity-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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-7625a27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60af858\" data-id=\"60af858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eab131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eab131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a short circuit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9406c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d9406c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<figure id=\"attachment_2229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2229\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/simple-circuit.jpg\" alt=\"Simple circuit\" width=\"283\" height=\"314\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simple circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A simple, well-designed circuit, as discussed earlier, has a cell providing current along a path (wire) to a load (resistor) and back to the other end of the cell, as shown in this diagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As the voltage gets to the resistor (load), there is a power drop. The drop in power is because the resistor uses some of the electricity to produce heat and light. The result is, the voltage that ends up at the other side of the cell is reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a <b><i>short circuit, <\/i><\/b>there is no load. For many reasons, the wires in a circuit can find a short-cut, bypassing the load (and other components). Such a connection causes the same voltage from the cell to flow to the other end of the cell. When this happens, the high voltage causes the wires to heat up and catch fire.<br><br>In the diagram below, notice that the arrows show the direction of current flow. Notice how the current makes a short-cut, bypassing the other components of the circuit.<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/short-circuit-diagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"314\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Can you think of some reasons why there could be a short circuit?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are a few:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wires may lose their insulation and touch each other in the circuit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There could be a fault (improper wiring) in a device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Intentionally connecting both ends of a cell\/battery with wires.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This connection causes a massive drain of electricity, and the battery loses its power in a short 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