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A man fixes outside his house one evening a two metre high insulating slab carrying on itstop a large aluminium sheet of area 1 m^2. Will he get an electric shock if he touches the metal sheet next morning? |
| Answer» Solution :Yes, the steady discharging current in the ATMOSPHERE CHARGES up the aluminium sheet gradually and raises its VOLTAGE to an extent depending on the capacitance of the capacitor (formed by the sheet, slab and the ground). As a RESULT, the man will get a shock. | |