what is different between neutral and earth?

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what is different between neutral and earth?..

Answer / nagarjuna

NEUTRAL IS THE PROVIDED FOR THE CLOSED PATH OF THE CIRCUIT,WHERE CURRENT FLOW IN THE CLOSED PATH.GROUNDING IS PROVIDING FOR THE EQUIPMENT,TO DIVERT LARGE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS AND PROTECT THE EQUIPMENT FROM DAMAGE.

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what is different between neutral and earth?..

Answer / francis.e

Neutral is the return path of the Electrons (or ) Circuit.
Earthing is provided to protect the Equipment as well as to
the human being from Electric shock...

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what is different between neutral and earth?..

Answer / percy

nuetral is provided for zero sequence current

Ground is provided for safety( it allows the fault current
to flow through the ground)

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what is different between neutral and earth?..

Answer / s.rajasekar

neutral is the refernce to the poetntial.earthing is the
system to make the potential difference accurrant and to
make the low resistvity path against short ckt , lightining
& equipment protection,

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