| THE CIRCUITS - EFFECTS OF A SHORT CIRCUIT | ||
Note the effect on current flow of a typical short circuit. Since the resistor has in effect been replaced with a wire, practically all the current flows through the short and very little current flows through the resistor. Electrons flow through the short (a path of almost zero resistance) and the remainder of the circuit by passing through the 10-ohm resistor and the battery. The amount of current flow increases greatly because its resistive path has decreased from 10,010 ohms to only 10. Due to the excessive current flow, the 10-ohm resistor becomes very heated. As it attempts to dissipate this heat, the resistor will probably be destroyed. |
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