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What does a conductor allow to move through it easily? Correct
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Answers Electrical current
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What are some examples of conductors? Correct Answers
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Metal, wet skin, and water with small amounts of salt or other
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minerals are all examples of conductors. Electrical current can
easily move through these materials. This means that anyone
working with electricity in a damp or wet environment needs to
exercise extra caution to prevent electrocution.
What is an insulator? Correct Answers An insulator provides
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resistance to the movement of electrical current.
What are some examples of insulators? Correct Answers Pure
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water, plastic, and dry skin are all examples of insulators. They
prevent the electrical current from traveling easily through them.
Because electric currents will always follow the path of least
resistance, these currents will choose any other more conductive
material rather than attempt to move through insulators. Other
examples of insulators include rubber, wood, cloth, glass, and
the earth.
What properties does a conductor have? Correct Answers A
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conductor is a substance that allows electrical current flow.
Which factor increases the risk of injury if a person is shocked?
Correct Answers Sweat creates a wet surface on the skin and
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, makes a person a better conductor, which increases the risk of
injury from an electrical shock.
The electrical circuit is accessed through what? Correct
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Answers Receptacles. In other words, when tools or equipment
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wires are plugged into a wall socket, those tools and equipment
become part of the circuit. When we plug in an electrical device,
we are using the current of electrons that is generated at the
power plants and placed onto the national electric power grid.
Can people become part of a circuit? Correct Answers People
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can become part of a circuit. When a person becomes part of an
electrical circuit, that person can be shocked.
What can an electric shock result in? Correct Answers An
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electric shock can result in anything from a slight tingling
sensation to immediate cardiac arrest.
The severity of an electric shock depends on what? Correct
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Answers 1. Amount of current flowing through the body.
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2. Current's path through the body.
3. Length of time the body remains in the circuit.
4. Current's frequency.
B.E.S.A.F.E Correct Answers Burns
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Electrocution
Shock
Arc Flash
Fire
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