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What is the use of earth wire in domestic electric circuit?

 

Answer:

The main function of the earth wire is to conduct the excess or the leaking current from the electrical appliances to the ground so that the metallic body of the appliance doesn’t give a shock to the user.

  1. Class 10
  2. Chapter 13 Class 10 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

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