The current will bypass the load or device
and take the shortest route. This
may cause the wires to overheat and can
lead to damage in appliances, electrical
shock, or even start a fire. And if you are
not taking any preventative measures
against short circuits, you are only
increasing the risk of these situations
happening.
The current will bypass the load or device
and take the shortest route. This
may cause the wires to overheat and can
lead to damage in appliances, electrical
shock, or even start a fire. And if you are
not taking any preventative measures
against short circuits, you are only
increasing the risk of these situations
happening.
It is vitally important to take safety precautions when working with electricity.
Some ground rules need to be followed first.
Activity #1
Heat flow
1. What happened to the
materials that you put on
the CUP of hot water?
2. Does all the object
become hot?
3. What method of heat
transfer happened?
4. Which among the
materials are good
conductors of heat?
5. Which among the
materials are
insulators of heat and
electricity?