When a person gets an electric shock, their body acts as a/an .

insulator

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conductor

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Solution

The correct option is C conductor
Conductors allow electricity to pass through them.
When a person comes in contact with a naked wire, electric current flows through his/her body.
Hence, their body acts as a conductor.

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