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If a person comes in contact with a ______ wire, he gets an electric shock.


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Wiring:

  1. All electrical circuits consist of three wires, a live wire is in red colour, a neutral wire is in black colour and an earth wire is in green in colour.
  2. The live wire and the neutral wire are two cables through which the main supply is received.
  3. The live wire carries all the current.

Hence, if a person comes in contact with a live wire, he gets an electric shock.


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