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On a single phase supply the neutral is one of the current carrying wires, the other one being the live wire.

The neutral is earthed at the tansformer and sometimes at other places as well depending on the system in use.

On a 3-phase 4-wire system the neutral carries current only when the load is unbalanced, in other words when there are unequal currents in the three live wires.

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