Which part of an electrical appliance is earthed?
The part in contact with the live wire
The inner circuit of the appliance
The outer metallic case of the appliance
The part in contact with the neutral wire
The outer metallic case of the appliance is earthed as it is used to prevent electrocution of people handling the device.
(a) The earthing of an electric appliance is useful only if the fuse is in the live wire. Give the reason.
(b) Name the part of the appliance which is earthed.
To which wire is the metallic case of an electric appliance connected? Give the reason.
When the live and neutral wires melt and come in contact with each other , it is said that both ,the live and neutral , wires carry current to the appliance ,Why? If the live is connected to the neutral ,the current should pass directly through the neutral wire and never reach the appliance ?
When the live wire and the neutral wire come in contact with each other in a circuit, it causes _________.