what will happen if instead of neutral we use earth wire as return conductor?if

what will happen if instead of neutral we use earth wire as
return conductor?if we can use ,then why we are not using in
our day to day appliances?please justify the answer

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what will happen if instead of neutral we use earth wire as return conductor?if we can use ,then wh..

Answer / bikash bhagat

if we use earthwire instead of neutral. voltage became decreses so in our daily life we use neutral instead of earth wire & 1 more thing resistance also increases

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