Question
It is dangerous to connect the switch in the neutral wire. Explain your answer.
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Answer
In case of excessive current, it is dangerous to connect the switch in the neutral wire.
Even if the fuse blows off due to excessive current and the current in the circuit would no longer be conducted, the appliance will still remain connected to the live wire of a very high potential.
In such a case, if a person touches the body of that appliance, he/she may suffer a fatal electric shock.
That is why it is highly dangerous to connect the switch with the neutral wire.
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