What happens if a live wire touches a neutral wire?

The neutral wire is touched by the live wire. The path from the live to the neutral wire has very low resistance and will create a short circuit if the large current exceeds the fuse rating. There will be a blow.

What will happen if the live wire and neutral wire touch at any point without insulation on them?

It is dangerous. Insulated from those wires: Nothing. Insulated from ground: Shock or electrocution, if a high voltage.

Why don’t you get a shock from neutral?

The electric current will flow through our body if the voltage is applied to our body. So when touching the neutral wire standing on the ground there is no voltage applied to our body, therefore no current flow through our body and we do not get the electric shock.

What will happen when the live and the neutral wires in a circuit touch each other due to defective wiring?

When the live wire and the neutral wire come in contact, then the current suddenly increases in the circuit, causing spark and ignition and damage to the circuit which is known as an electric circuit.

What happens when live and earth wires touch?

If you touch it, you may complete a circuit between the live wire and the earth (because you’ll be standing on the floor), so you get a shock. The flow of charge (current) in a circuit can travel in one direction around the circuit only. This is due to a direct supply of potential difference, also known as dc.

When live wire comes in direct contact with neutral wire then current in the circuit abruptly increases this condition is called?

When live wire comes in contact with the neutral wire, then the insulation of wires is damaged or there is a fault in the appliance. In such a situation, the current in the circuit abruptly increases. This is known as short circuiting.

What is a live neutral wire?

LIVE WIRE The live wire is connected directly to the generators of the electricity supply company.It carries current at high voltages (about 220−230V). NEUTRAL WIRE The neutral wire returns the electricity to the generator after it has passed through the appliance. The neutral wire completes the circuit.

What happens when you short the neutral wire and live wire?

It depends if the appliance is connected to the power supply when you short the neutral wire and the live wire or not. If it is connected to the supply you are actually shorting the supply itself. Hence there will definitely be a short circuit producing a huge current and the breaker will drop soon (you should not try this at home).

Does the neutral wire carry current to the appliance?

Yes,they do. As I have mentioned above. The live wire carries the current towards domestic appliances and others instruments and the neutral wire emerges from the appliance and carries the current back to source. Why is the neutral wire called ‘neutral’?

What happens when voltage is applied to a circuit without load?

When you apply a voltage accross a load it means you connect the live wire and neutral wire through a load/resistance. Now you can think the circuit becomes long. But when you connect live wire and neutral wire without any load or enough resistance then it becomes short (because the path becomes short due to absence of load).

What happens when the Live Wire is positive?

Assuming a resistive load (imagine a light bulb connected between live and neutral), the mobile electrons in the bulb filament move away from the neutral towards the live wire when the live wire voltage is positive and move from the live wire towards the neutral when the live wire is negative.