What happens to electricity that is “grounded”?
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If electricity reaches ground, it dissipates. It spreads out as much as it possibly can, basically diffusing and becoming harmless. Electricity is kind of like water – if you pour water on the ground, the water spreads out all over the ground and diffuses into the earth. Same idea.
> electricity that is “grounded”
We use the term ‘grounded’ more often to describe a device having a ground connection. Eg. “that electrical panel is grounded”
Ground is an area of low electrical potential. Sometimes, this is literally be *the earth* – as in, the device has a cable attached to it that connects it to a metal stake embedded into the earth. Other times, ‘ground’ is just to a place of relatively low electrical potential compared to the rest of the electrical circuitry – in a car, for example, the electrical components are usually grounded to the car’s chassis.
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