give reason why electric wire with frayed plastic should be discarded and replaced.

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Dear student,
It is so as the frayed plastic will provide a free region where electric current will be flowing without insulation.
So if someone touches that frayed portion accidentally then they can catch a shock, which will be fatal.

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give reason why electric wire with frayed plastic should be discarded and replaced.

Dear student, It is so as the frayed plastic will provide a free region where electric current will be flowing without insulation. So if someone touches that frayed portion accidentally then they can catch a shock, which will be fatal. Regards

Dear student,
It is so as the frayed plastic will provide a free region where electric current will be flowing without insulation.
So if someone touches that frayed portion accidentally then they can catch a shock, which will be fatal.

Regards