In the Energy Story, the author tells us that we use a lot of energy and in a lot of different things. They tell us how the structure of the atom looks and how the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons affect how much energy that element can produce. If there are more electrons the element does not conduct any energy and if there are more …show more content…
We learned that Although houses today often contain circuit breakers rather than fuses, fuses are still around. A fuse contains a thin strip of wire, somewhat like the thin iron wire in our experiment. The current that goes to appliances must also pass through this strip of wire. And that If a short circuit occurs—or even if too many appliances get hooked up to one wire, so that too much current flows—the wire in the fuse heats up quickly and melts, breaking the circuit and preventing a fire from breaking out. But what is a short circuit? A short circuit is a device, an electrical circuit of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, typically resulting from the unintended contact of components and consequent accidental diversion of the