A short circuit is a circuit containing a path of very low resistance in parallel with some other part of the circuit. Discuss the effect of a short circuit on the portion of the circuit it parallels. Use a lamp with a frayed line cord as an example.

Match each vocabulary term to its definition. 1. electrons neutral subatomic particles found in the nucleus of the atom 2. neutron lowest energy position of an electron in an atom 3. photon the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom 4. ground state negatively charged, subatomic particles 5. protons packet of energy of specific size 6. element substance with only one type of atom 7. orbital positively charged, subatomic particles found in the nucleus of the atom