Explain how grounding works. Match the words in the left column to the appropria

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Explain how grounding works.

Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Make certain each sentence is complete before submitting your answer.

Words to choose from are:

equicharged, equipotential, are the same, are different with respect to their sizes, grounded, any

Grounding is based on the fact that when two conductors are in direct contact, their eletric potentials ____________________. When we ground a conducting object, we are effectively connecting it with a wire to a sphere of radius 6400 km, the radius of Earth.

The object, the wire, and Earth become a single large ______________ surface and the electric charge on the conducting object approaches zero. Therefore, you can safely touch the ___________ conducting object (which might) be a toaster or a high definition television) while standing on the ground without experiencing an electric shock.

Explanation / Answer

i. are the same

ii.euipotential and equicharged

iii. any

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