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(a) Explain why, it is more dangerous to...

(a) Explain why, it is more dangerous to touch the live wire of a mains supply rather than the neutral wire.
(b) Why is it safe for birds to sit on naked power lines fixed atop tall electric poles ?

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(a) Live wire at high potential of 220 V , Neutral wire at ground potential of 0 V (b) Bird's body is not connected to the earth, so no current flows through bird's body into the earth
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