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Lesson: Chapter 19 — Current Electricity

19. Electricity and safety 1 of 5

Question 1

What two things must be present for an electric shock to occur?

The right answer is the one marked above.

A closed circuit and a potential difference. A shock is a flow of electrons through the body, and a flow needs the same two things any current needs: a complete path, and a push.

Nothing special applies to a person. The conditions are exactly those for a current in a circuit made of wire.

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