what is difference b/w earth and ground?

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / pawan rana

Earthing done for Protection of Internal Electrical Ckt.from unwanted current.And Grounding means body Earthing of any Equipment or Machine..that current could not flow through the body of machine.which may cause harmfull for human who operating the machine.

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / sri

earthing is done for protection purpose.Grounding is for completion or working a N/W

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / vitthal

grounding is done in electrical system like nutral grouting i.e for equpments protection & alternater body is earthed for human protection & doesen't says body grounding.

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / engr.shoaib noonari

the main difference b/w the earth and ground is that earth is
done at off load devices while the ground is done at live
devices.

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / shakti prasad mohanty

EARTH CAN BE USED AS NEUTRAL BUT THE NEUTRAL CAN'T BE USED AS EARTH.......

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / deepan

No difference..!

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what is difference b/w earth and ground?..

Answer / simon

These r two faces of a coin.

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