Your pet rabbit has chewed the cord to your desk lamp and has created a short circuit; an electrical connection from one wire to the other inside the cord. When you plug the lamp into the electrical socket,
A)	current will bypass the bulb and the bulb will not light up.
B)	excessive current will pass through the bulb and the bulb will glow very brightly.
C)	the current will begin to flow backward through the bulb so that it glows at half its normal brightness.
D)	current will flow alternately through the bulb and through the short circuit, so that the bulb will blink on and off rapidly.
Answer:A
Your pet rabbit has chewed the cord to your desk lamp and has created a short circuit; an electrical connection from one wire to the other inside the cord. When you plug the lamp into the electrical socket,
A)	current will bypass the bulb and the bulb will not light up. B)	excessive current will pass through the bulb and the bulb will glow very brightly. C)	the current will begin to flow backward through the bulb so that it glows at half its normal brightness. D)	current will flow alternately through the bulb and through the short circuit, so that the bulb will blink on and off rapidly.