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Household 120-V outlets are made to accept three-pronged plugs. One of the prongs attaches to the live wire at 120 V, and another attaches to the neutral wire that is connected to ground. What is the round third prong for?
 a. It serves as a backup to the hot wire.
  b. Nothing electrical, it is for mechanical sturdiness.
  c. It connects the case of the appliance directly to ground for safety purposes.
  d. It lets the appliance run if the neutral wire breaks.

Question 2

In a large tank of liquid, the hydrostatic pressure at a given depth is a function of:
 a. depth.
  c. liquid density.
  b. surface area. d. Choices a and c are both valid.


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Loise Hard

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


eruditmonkey@yahoo.com

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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