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A bird sitting on a single high tension wire does not get electrocuted because
  • A
    the circuit is not complete
  • B
    resistance of the bird is too high
  • C
    capacitance of the bird is too small and the line frequency is too small
  • DBoth $a$ and $b$
KVPY 2017, Medium
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