Electric wires used at home have a coating of plastic. Why is this necessary?

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Electric wires used at home have a coating of plastic to protect us from shock. If there will not be a plastic coating then there are chances that we may touch the conducting wires and due to the unintentional flow of high current through our body, we may get a shock and may even die.

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