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Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? Explain.
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Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? Explain.

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Rubber is an insulator, meaning that electricity cannot pass through it. Therefore, the electrician will not come in direct contact with the electricity from the switch, meaning that they won’t be electrocuted.
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necauserroubber can degate the effects of the electricity

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