An electrician uses rubber or plastic gloves while repairing an electric appliance because ______.

it acts as an insulator

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it acts as a conductor

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it enhances convenience in handling wires

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it protects from the radiations

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Solution

The correct option is A
it acts as an insulator

An electrician uses rubber or plastic gloves while repairing an electric appliance because it is an insulator and saves him from all the electric shocks. Insulators do not allow electric current to pass through them.

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