PHYSICS
JAMB 2004 - Question 48
Physics 2004 JAMB Past Questions - Question 48: electrical appliances in homes are always earthed so that
Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
A:
B:
C:
D:
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
Earthing is used to protect you from an electric shock. It does this by providing a path (a protective conductor) for a fault current to flow to earth. It also causes the protective device (either a circuit-breaker or fuse) to switch off the electric current to the circuit that has the fault.

