2006-12-22 06:11:34 · 12 answers · asked by putter 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
unless you have a dc toaster, to ground is the only answer
2006-12-22 06:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by itsbob1 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The electrical energy completes an electrical circuit back to the source.
Like a simple torch or flashlight. Electrons move from the negative of the battery to the light via a conductor . Make the light glow and return to the positive side of the battery via a second conductor.
The power company has a generator which you may consider to be like the battery in the above example. Energy produced in the generator leaves on a conductor(the Hot wire) eventually arriving at your home. Enters your toaster and heats the elements browning the bread. The energy leaves the toaster and finds its way back on a second conductor (Neutral / Ground)
I have ignored the transformers and other gear in between for clarity.
2006-12-22 14:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by MarkG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of your toaster as a wheel with rudders set on a stream. As the stream flows past the whell it turns. The wheel represents the toaster and the stream represents the flow of electricity or electrons.
Really, electricity is the flow of electons around the Earth's magnetic field. So we basically create a system for rivers of electrons to flow.
2006-12-22 22:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well to understand this you need to know how energy works. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, so electricity input = Heat output. I made a toaster before, all you need is a power supply and a crappy semiconductor that would loose most of the electricity passing thru it as heat.
To test this grab a paper clip and put each side touching each side of a double A battery... you will not get shock as the current is not so strong however you will feel the metal getting hot.. the higher the amperes the higher the heat, so this metal will not get hot enough to burn you or anything.
All you need to know is this
energy you put in = energy that comes out or I/O
In this case the energy is electrical which would be your input. Heat would be the output. No energy exchange is 100% efficient (YET! as there might be a way in the future). Heat energy is also called entropy as its not available to do work (according to science books).
2006-12-22 15:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by R2_ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The electricity doesn't really ''go'' anywhere. By plugging the toaster in and turning it on you ''introduce'' electrons to the heating element of your toaster which release energy via heat and light (that red glow) and, Viola! Your bread is toast!
2006-12-22 14:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The electricity turns into heat.
Losing energy due to heat loss is a common problem. You'd think someone could make a lot of money if they could design a more efficient toaster.
Hee, hee, hee.
2006-12-22 16:58:28 · answer #6 · answered by Bob G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the law of conservation, the electrical energy turns into thermal energy (heat) which is used in this case to make the toast.
2006-12-22 14:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dracula 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The energy in the electricity is converted to heat energy which then radiates to your toast. The toast looses moisture and browns.
2006-12-22 14:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by kellerman83 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Huh ? When the toaster turns off, a switch turns off the electricit
2006-12-22 14:14:56 · answer #9 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
in your toast...lol. um im not sure. like an electric fire, it goes put heat in the house...a toasters electricity goes to heat the toast. right?
2006-12-22 14:16:23 · answer #10 · answered by baby 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋