An electric circuit

An Electric circuit

An Electric Circuit

An electrical circuit is a simplified representation of an electric circuit element.

Consider an electric cell and a bulb. The terminals of the cell are connected to the terminals of the bulb by the means of electric wires. Such an arrangement of cell and bulb is called an Electric Circuit.

• The circuit is said to be complete in this case because of which electricity will flow and the bulb will glow.
• This uses standard symbols for the components in the circuit and does not show the physical arrangements of the components.
• At present, our daily life on the earth has become nearly impossible without electricity. Homes to big industries depend on electricity.
• Electric current flows in a closed circuit loop. It is a closed-loop in which continuous electric current goes from the supply to the load equipment.
• A closed-loop path, which the current takes is known as an electric circuit.
• When the path of the circuit is closed, current flows through it.
• When there is a break in the path (switch is open) then, the circuit is open and not conducting so the current does not flow.
• One should be careful while setting up an electric circuit. It should be done under supervision.