College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 19, Problem 18CQ
Preventing electric shock When a person is repairing electrical equipment and can encounter high potential differences, he or she should keep one hand in a back pocket and work only with the other hand Why?
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