A standard electrical outlet has three wires connected to it: the hot, the neutral, and the ground. There is no potential difference between which pair of wires?

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Thelma

Physics

11 July, 07:39

A standard electrical outlet has three wires connected to it: the hot, the neutral, and the ground. There is no potential difference between which pair of wires?

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Maren Barrett · Answer 1

The neutral wire and the ground wire.

Explanation:

The black wire is the hot wire

The neutral wire provides the return path for the current provided by the hot wire.

The ground wire is connected to any metal parts in an appliance for example microwave.

A standard electrical outlet has three wires connected to it: the hot, the neutral, and the ground. There is no potential difference between the neutral wire and the ground wire.