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Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

Earthing is provided in buildings to protect it from:

  1. lightning.

  2. leakage of electric current.

  3. cyclone.

  4. thunderstorm.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Earthing is provided in the building to protect us from electrical shocks due to any leakage of electrical current. It is done to provide safety by minimizing the shock, if someone accidentally touches the faulty wire.

Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. A wire with a green insulation is usually the live wire

  2. MCB works on the heating effect of current

  3. The earth wire should be connected to the body of an appliance

  4. A fuse should always be placed in the neutral wire ofa mains circuit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Earth wire or Earthing connection in the electrical wiring at home is connected to a large capacity storage of metallic or salted materials.  These materials drain electric charge if it is present on the wire and make the charge/voltage potential on the wire to 0.

     Usually the metallic bodies of the electric appliances are connected to the Earthing in the 3-way plug connections.  If there is a surge in the electric power supply or if there is a short circuit some where, then the high voltage and the excess current flow in to the Earthing connection.  So the appliance is secure from damage.  

    If the electric wiring in the house or in the appliance is faulty and as a result, the metallic body of the appliance carries electricity/charge on it.  Then the high voltage or leaked charges flow in to the earth.  This saves us from electric shocks when we touch the appliances.
Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

State whether true or false.
An earthing connection allows the excess electrons to flow into the earth.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An earthing connection allows the excess electrons to flow into earth. This statement is true. When a wire is attached between earth and conductor, excess electrons flow to earth leaving the conductor neutral.

Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

In case of household circuit, earth wire is connected to

  1. Input terminals of $kwh$ meter
  2. Body of the $kwh$ meter

  3. Both

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Inside the house, the live and neutral wires are connected to the input terminals of $kwh$ meter, whereas earth wire is connected to body of $kwh$ meter.

Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

If the insulation of live wire got damages and the live wire comes in contact with the metallic body of the appliance. When such electric appliance is connected to the mains, if not connected to the earth wire will also be raised to

  1. $440 V$
  2. $110 V$
  3. $220 V$
  4. $600 V$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under these conditions if someone by chance happens to touch it then the person will get an electric shock.

Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

What is the main purpose of earthing electrical appliances?

  1. To present overloading

  2. To present short circuting

  3. To prevent the person form electric shock

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In case of earthed appliances, if there is any leakage of current, or the live wire comes in contact with its body then the current flows to the ground through earth wire.

Multiple choice safety precautions to be taken while handling electricity electric charge and electric current physics ohm's law current electricity

The plate of earthing is surrounded by a mixture of _______to make a good earth connection. Fill in the blank. 

  1. Salt

  2. Charcoal

  3. Both

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The copper plate is surrounded by a mixture of charcoal and salt to make a good earth connection. To keep the ground damp, water is poured through the pipe from time to time.