An electrician uses rubber or plastic gloves while repairing electrical appliances because:

Rubber is a conductor and does not protect the electrician from electric shock

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Rubber is an insulator and protects the electrician from electric shock

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Rubber is an insulator and does not protect the electrician from electric shock

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Rubber is a conductor and protects the electrician from electric shock

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Solution

The correct option is B Rubber is an insulator and protects the electrician from electric shock
The human body is conductor of electricity.
An electrician uses rubber or plastic gloves while repairing electrical appliances because rubber is an insulator and saves him from all the electric shocks when he accidentally touches the electric wires with his hands.

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