Question

What is meant by short-circuiting an electrical circuit?

Answer 1

1. Sometimes, the live and the neutral wires in a circuit touch each other due to defective or damaged wiring.
2. Because of this, the resistance of the circuit becomes almost zero, and a very large current flows through it.
3. A sudden flow of a very large current due to direct contact of life and a neutral wire is called short-circuiting
4. Short-circuiting may lead to fires.