what is the difference between neutral and earth????

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what is the difference between neutral and earth????..

Answer / sukhvinder

Neutral completes the circuit.while in earth the body of
equipment is connented to earth so that during fault the
current can pass to ground saving life of equipment and
humanbeing.

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what is the difference between neutral and earth????..

Answer / saneesh rkm

neutral wire is used to close the circuit for the current
flow.earth wire is used to discharge the excess current
during any fault condition.it protects the equipment and
the handling person

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what is the difference between neutral and earth????..

Answer / raju

neutral may or may not having zero potential, but earth
should be a zero potential only.

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what is the difference between neutral and earth????..

Answer / simon peter

They are two faces of a coin i.e both r used as a safety measure against the harmful side effect of phase/positive.....

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