In residential wiring, if it is used as a switch leg or in 3 wire 240 volt circuits.
the black wire is the hot wire
Red is hot Green is ground White is neutral
In the US, if you only have a black wire (ungrounded or hot conductor) and a white wire (normally a grounded conductor or neutral) there is not a ground wire. Sometimes the white wire is used as a hot, so each wire would have to be identified. <<<< Electrical work should only be done by a qualified electrician.>>>>
If this is a home wiring question and the wires are black and white then black is Hot and white is Neutral. If you also have a red wire, it is the other hot wire, and either the black or the red wire to the white one would be 120 volts, and red to black would be 240 volts.
If you are referring to lamp cord type wire where both wires are brown then yes, connect the wire with the groves to the white neutral and the smooth wire to the black hot wire.
The black wire is typically hot, while the white wire is neutral.
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically used as the neutral wire, not the hot wire.
In a standard electrical wiring setup, the black wire is typically the hot wire, while the white wire is the neutral wire.
No, the white wire is typically neutral in electrical wiring, not hot.
The black wire is considered hot.
No, the white wire is typically neutral in an electrical circuit and is not considered hot.
In electrical wiring, the black wire is typically the hot wire.
In an electrical circuit, the black wire is typically the hot wire.
The black wire is typically the hot wire in a standard electrical wiring setup.
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically designated as the neutral wire.
The black wire is typically considered the hot wire in electrical wiring.
You have a 3 way switch. Your black wire is the hot wire. Your green wire is the ground wire. Your red and white wires go to the light and other switch. You should have gotten a wiring diagram with your switch.