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(a) A switch is not touched with wet hands while putting it on or off. Give a reason for your answer.
(a) A switch is not touched with wet hands while putting it on or off. Give a reason for your answer.
Class 10 | Household Circuits | ICSE | Physics | Selina
(a) A switch is not touched with wet hands while putting it on or off. Give a reason for your answer.

(b) Name the wire to which a switch is connected.

Solution:

(a) If water reaches the live wire, it forms a conducting layer between the hand and the live wire of the switch, allowing a current to flow through the hand, perhaps fatally shocking the victim. As a result, damp hands should never be used to operate the switch.

(b) The live wire is connected to the switch.

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