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A bird sitting on a high power line:
(a) gets killed instantly
(b) gets a mild shock
(c) gets a fatal shock
(d) is not affected practically


User Stevetro
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Answer:

option D

Step-by-step explanation:

The bird sitting on a high power line but the bird is not touching ground by its body parts .

Hence there is no way electricity can pass through its body to earth

Thus it won't get any shock .

User Eslam Hamdy
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Answer:

(d) is not affected practically

Step-by-step explanation:

A bird sitting on a high power line is not affected practically.

This is because both of its legs are at the same potential, and current cannot flow through its body.

User Michael Dautermann
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