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If water is a good conductor of electricity then if live electric wire comes in contact with sea or ocean then will all fishes or any person touching the water get electrocuted?
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True, water is a conductor of electricity, and salt water is a bit better, but it also has something called resistance, that is it does resist current flow , so it would depend largely on how much current , how far apart the wires are , and how far away the electrocutee is.
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How can a bird go on a wire and not die?
Birds don't get electrocuted unless they touch something else besides just the wire -- the electricity will then flow through their bodies toward whatever they're touching. Sometimes you do see birds that have been killed by the electric wires.
Why aluminium hangers doesn't conduct electricity?
Aluminium hangers do conduct electricity, as aluminium is a good conductor of electricity. The reason you may not experience an electric shock when touching an aluminium hanger is because it is often coated with a non-conductive material, such as paint or plastic, which prevents direct contact with the aluminium.
Can electricity arc from an electrical line to an object that isn't touching it?
Yes, within certain conditions it can. That is essentially the practice of arc ray lamps and electric welding.
Do you have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity?
No. You could be standing on a metal ladder and get shocked.
What will happen when water is electrocuted?
If sufficient current current passes through your heart it will either stop or go into fibrillation ... in either case you will quickly die.Since it must pass through your body, a basic safety rule when working with hot wires is "to keep one hand in your pocket". That is, don't allow yourself to be grounded by one hand (or wet feet for that matter) if your other hand should happen to touch a hot wire.most of this answer is right, but only in a category of high voltage. the reason why you get electrocuted is because water is one of the best conductors. if you put two wires on the carpet it will not burn, heat up (unless the wires are touching) or get electrocuted. but a wet carpet will surely get electrocuted. with humans being 80% water, we are good conductor. a human is a better ground than the ground. but if you touch a positive wire while connected to the ground, you will be electrocuted. if you touch a negative wire while connected to the ground you will not be electrocuted.but if you touch a positive or negative wire while not touching the ground you will not be electrocutedbut if you touch a positive and negative wire, on or off the ground you will be electrocuted.the ground is negatively charged, and when connected to the ground, so are you.positive and negative electrons react to each other, and touching both of them to a conductive material (such as yourself) allows them to do that. and your brain communicates with your organs with electricity, which is why your heart can stop.
What will happen if we handle electric equipments with wet hands?
Water is a good conductor of electricity. A person with wet hands touching electrical appliances get a shock.So it is dangerous to touch an electric appliance with wet hands.
How does a man get an electric shock?
By touching an uninsulated conductor which is under electrical tension.
If you stand on rubber and water and electricity mix do you get electrocuted while touching it?
No. There has to be a difference of voltage. You are still alive I see. Are you asking for more volunteers?
Why do get electrocuted if you're wet?
the metal is a conducting metal and when this touches water it becomes the second conductor and so it sends an electrical surge to what ever is touching the water (you!).
What electric charges do not need to be touching to exert forces on each other?
static electricity
What is the difference between heat conductor and electricity conductor?
Example: aluminum is a good conductor of heat as to a wire touching another exposed wire will cause crossing of electrodes
How can a bird go on a wire and not die?
Birds don't get electrocuted unless they touch something else besides just the wire -- the electricity will then flow through their bodies toward whatever they're touching. Sometimes you do see birds that have been killed by the electric wires.
How do you spell electrocute?
The verb for to execute or kill by electric shock is indeed to electrocute.(Example : Touching a hanging power line can electrocutea person.)
If I am Wearing Rubber Shoes And My Left Part Of My Body And Left Hand Are Touching A Counter And Then I Get Electrocuted With My Right Arm What Path Will The Electricity Take Through My Left Side?
Your best plan is to make sure not to get electrocuted because it can be very dangerous.
Why don't birds get shocked on high voltage wires?
Birds can sit on powerlines without being shocked because, in order to be shocked, your body needs to be touching both the powerline and the ground at the same time, so that there is a path for current to flow.If birds sit on a powerline, they aren't touching the ground. This means that they will not be shocked.Another explanationTo be electrocuted you not only need a point at which the electricity enters your body but also a point at which the electricity exits your body. Because the birds are only touching one wire there is no place for the electricity to exit, and this prevents them from getting electrocuted.
How do you use the word static in a sentence?
The electric shock he got by touching the door was an example of static electricity.
Why do birds sitting on a power line not get electrocuted?
Because they are not touching the ground.
