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What is the difference between a neutral wire and a ground wire?
suvigya 12/09/2025 - 8.01 AM
I often hear about neutral and ground wires in electrical systems, but I’m confused about the actual difference. Both are supposed to be at zero voltage, right? Why do we need both instead of just one? What would happen if we used ground instead of neutral in a circuit? Can someone explain this in simple terms with an example?
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HUN-POWER ELECTRICAL
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Hi. Neutral wire is part of the circuit!
Difficult to explan more as could be lits of sentence how is it work or where is it comes from!
Earth wire is protect wire in case of fault or damage!
If you swap eart wire to neutral wire then that can be dangeorus life risk as fatal!
Do not recommend for you to do any electrical job if you not qualified!
Answered12 September 2025
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