Phantom voltage

Imagine you have a really cool toy car and you want to see how fast it can go. So, you take a ruler and measure the distance from point A to point B. But when you use the ruler, it's like the car is moving even though it's not really there. This is kind of what phantom voltage is like.

When we measure electricity, we use something called a voltmeter. This tool is like a magic ruler for electricity. It helps us measure how much electricity is flowing from one place to another. But sometimes, the voltmeter can get a little confused and think there is electricity flowing when really there isn't.

When this happens, we call it phantom voltage. It's like the electricity is pretending to be there even though it's not really flowing. It's not dangerous or harmful, but it can be a little confusing when we're trying to measure how much electricity is actually being used.

So, just like when we use a ruler to measure the speed of our toy car, we have to be careful when using a voltmeter to measure electricity. We have to make sure we're measuring the actual amount of electricity being used and not getting fooled by any phantom voltage.