Rules of Electricity Electricity travels in a completed circuit
{"Image DocumentName": "Rules of Electricity Electricity travels in a completed circuit", "Image ImageDescription": "Electricity always travels in the path of least resistance. Electricity tries to travel to ground. I. Speaker\u2019s Notes: Electricity will travel only in a completed circuit. When you flip a light switch off, you are breaking the circuit. To turn the light back on, you complete the circuit by flipping the switch on. Electricity will always travel in the path of least resistance. Every electrical user has a certain amount of electrical resistance. If the electrical circuit has a choice between a lightbulb or a power tool, it will enlighten the bulb because it has less resistance than a power tool. Short circuits occur because of the rule that electricity will always travel in the path of least resistance. If given the opportunity, electricity will bypass a piece of machinery (resistance). This will result in the machine not operating correctly and the circuit possibly overheating. It was designed with a certain amount of resistance, and when that resistance is bypassed, the wiring may become overheated. Circuit breakers were developed to break the circuit and stop the the flow of electricity if the source of resistance were bypassed to prevent the circuit from overheating. Electricity will always try to travel to ground. Ground completes a circuit and offers very little resistance Copyright \u00e31999 Business & Legal Reports, Inc.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}