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If a person touches the appliance, his body provides a path for current to flow to earth which is at ............ potential.

A

Infinite

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low

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high

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D

zero

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Solution

The correct option is D zero
If a person touches the appliance, his body provides a path for current to flow to earth which is at zero potential.Thus, person may get severe shock which may prove fatal. Hence, fuse is connected to live wire so that if it melts, the appliance is no longer connected to the high potential of the supply and possibility of electric shock is eliminated.

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