Alice suffered a minor electrical shock as she switched on her bathroom light. She is concerned and wants to prevent it from hap

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Alice suffered a minor electrical shock as she switched on her bathroom light. She is concerned and wants to prevent it from hap

pening again.
What should Alice do to prevent getting an electrical shock again?

Physics

2 answers:

snow_tiger [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-21T19:35:24+03:00

Get a pull chord light switch installed in her bathroom by a qualified electrician asap. Meanwhile, keep hands as dry as possible, and try not to go near that switch until it's either been properly earthed, or whatever the problem actually is, and get qualified advice on what the problem is. Don't have wet feet either, and don't stand in puddles of water whilst operating - i she has to - the switch. 250V AC mains can be lethal, and at least painful.

SSSSS [86.1K] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-21T20:56:35+03:00

Explanation :

Prevention that must follow by Alice are as follows :

(1) The first way to solve any electrical problems is to turn off the main source of electricity in your home.

(2) The electric devices must be kept away from water and from any moisture.

(3) She should install GFCI i.e. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters in her home. GFCI detects the leakage of current in the circuit.

(4) When electric equipment fuses again and again. it is no longer only an accident - those are signs and symptoms that something is not going the right way.

These are some prevention that Alice must take in case of electric shock.