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A normal kitchen counter is a good insulator for the voltage potentials available in a kitchen (110 V in North America, 220 V in Europe, etc.). However, in the house where I grew up the kitchen sink had a metal trim where the sink meets the counter, and there was also a metal trim where the counter meets the wall and also along the front edge of the counter. We had a slide-out cutting board just below the counter level, and one day a toaster was plugged in, on the cutting board, and in contact with the metal trim. At the same time, a bottle brush with a metal handle was in contact with both the metal trim around the counter and the metal trim around the sink. We were not aware of this combination of bad placements until after my mom was electrocuted. She wasn't injured, but it sure gave us a scare. Fortunately all kitchen outlets installed in U.S. kitchens (and bathrooms and garages) today must have ground fault circuit interrupters.
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What do ground do in a circuit?
Circuits are on the ground for a few reasons one is to prevent contact with dangerous voltage if the electrical insulation fails. Also been on the ground limits the build- up of electricity static.
Why is there 3 wire system to 2 wire system?
I assume you mean hot, neutral and ground. The answer is simple...the advantage is life or death in a home wiring situation. The only true job of electricity is to seek ground and it will find it through the path of least resistance. If the neutral wire of a 110v 2 wire system becomes open, the only path to ground may be your body. If that same wire opens on a 3 wire grounding system, there is a backup path through the ground wire creating a low resistance to ground. Safety issue.
What is the purpose of the neutral conductor?
The purpose of neutral conductor is to carry the unbalanced load current. It is also a grounded conductor, which effectively places a limit on how much voltage could be present from hot to ground, a safety concern.
Why do passengers that slide off a car seat onto the ground sometimes get shocked?
Static electricity. As you slide off the car seat . You rub both fabrics, (the fabrics being the car seat and you clothes) against each other producing enough static electricity to give you a shock as your feet touch the ground.
Where electricity comes from?
electricity often comes from the ground or it can come from the air which than preduces green house gass emitions
How does electricity flow through walls?
because of the ground
What safety device ensures that electricity will flow through it when flowing downhill instead if through people?
Ground wires
Is the ground a conductor of electricity?
Yes, the ground is a conductor of electricity.
If You're Touching A Counter With My Left Hand And You Get Shocked With Your Right Hand Will The Electricity Travel To Your Left Hand If It's The Quickest Route To The Ground?
Most of the electric current will pass through the path through the body which offers the least resistance, NOT the 'quickest' path, as speed doesn't come into it.
How can eletricity harm people?
electricity would flow through the water in our bodies and through the ground making a complete circuit
How do you reduce thickness of granite fixed counter tops of kitchen?
It has to be ground back using dimond grinding tools. This is normally done when the top is removed as to do it in situe is nearly impossible.
What energy source comes up through the ground?
Geothermal energy comes up through the ground. It is heat from the Earth's interior that is used to generate electricity or heat buildings.
Why does electricity prefer to flow towards the ground?
Electricity flows towards the ground because the Earth is a good conductor of electricity. When there is a difference in electrical charge between a high point and the ground, the electricity will flow towards the ground to balance out the charge.
How does electricity reach your house and school?
Electricity is generated at power plants using various sources such as coal, natural gas, wind, or solar energy. The electricity is then transmitted over long distances through high-voltage power lines to substations. From the substations, medium-voltage lines distribute the electricity to neighborhoods, where it is finally sent through low-voltage lines to individual homes and schools.
What are the example of conductor?
Shoes or something to cover your feet to ground you so the electricity does not pass through your body from your feet
Why is Electric weak to Ground?
Because the ground dosen't conduct electricity.
Is it dangerous for a earth wire to be hanging in the kitchen?
No. An earth wire (commonly called a ground wire) has no current flowing through it. It is simply a wire connected to the ground to discharge electrical current in a circuit.
