why earth hole size is biggest in plug point?

Answer Posted / shailesh nimkar

earthing is also use to divert the short-circuit current to
the earth as we knw short circuit current has high value
which is approximately 6 times the rated value so that is
normat rating conductor we use the it get burn or break and
protection could not achive
that is the original reason for it

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