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Question: Why does a bird perching on a bare high-power line remain unharmed while a man standing on the ground touching the same line receives a fatal shock?

Options

  1. ABirds have insulating feathers.
  2. BThe man has a lower resistance than the bird.
  3. CCurrent passes only when there is a difference in potential.
  4. DBirds are immune to electric shocks.

Correct answer

C. Current passes only when there is a difference in potential.

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (C) Current passes only when there is a difference in potential.

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