What happens at atomic level when we get an electric shock? Why doest it happen and why is it dangerous?
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Why does it happen depends where you get an electrical shock. Did you touch a wire and are standing on the ground? Then you complete a circuit and are the path for the electrons to move where they want to get (a place with less potential, wich is like electrical pressure).
The danger comes in many ways as well. The two most common problems are heart issues and burns. You heart is controlled by nerves, wich can be triggered by electricity. With a high enough voltage through the heart you can disrupt that. Also flowing current always heats things up, wich means if too many amps flow through your body they can simply fry you.
At the atomic level you have high energy electrons moving through your body. They have enough energy to set off the chemical bombs that are the nerves that control you, and they can also just hit your molecules and make them vibrate wich is heat.
Electrons are rushing through your body, jumping from atom to atom.
This is dangerous for a few reasons. The heat generated can burn your body badly. More importantly, your body uses electric signals (i.e. electrons moving along nerves and such) to control and regulate itself, so the shock can interfere with this and stop your heart or toast your brain.
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