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Explain why, it is more dangerous to touch the live wire of a mains supply rather than the neutral wire.

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Explain why, it is more dangerous to touch the live wire of a mains supply rather than the neutral wire.

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Solution

It is more dangerous to touch the live wire than the neutral wire because the live wire has a high potential of 220 V, whereas the neutral wire has zero potential.

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Chapter 5: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current - Exercise 6 [Page 308]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Exercise 6 | Q 44. (a) | Page 308
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