why ground cannot be used as neutral as ground also provides close path for current flowing ?

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why ground cannot be used as neutral as ground also provides close path for current flowing ?..

Answer / sanjayjssate

the ground has always zero voltage with zero resistance, so if we connect any voltage it will draw huge current. But neutral has some resistance which balance the current flow .

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why ground cannot be used as neutral as ground also provides close path for current flowing ?..

Answer / ananda kumar barik

If we use ground at neutral it make unbalance load at distribution transformer which increase the voltage depending g the load .Low load has high voltage & high load has low voltage

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why ground cannot be used as neutral as ground also provides close path for current flowing ?..

Answer / k.prakashchandra

Earth resistance can not be made as low as that of conductor economically .

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