Why don't birds get electrocuted when they land on an electric wire?
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Answer:
Explanation:
Birds don’t get electrocuted while they sit on power cables is that both the birds feet are at the same potential, so the electricity doesn’t flow through them. Secondly, the bird offers greater resistance to the electricity passing through it than the power cable, so the electricity will travel through the power cable. As long as the birds don’t touch anything else, such as the ground or another power cable , they wont get electrocuted
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Why don't birds get electrocuted when they land on an electric wire?
Explanation:
Current flows in a loop[ which means the circuit is closed]. A bird sitting on a transmission line does not complete the circuit. If the same bird keeps one leg on one line and another leg (or any part of its body) on another line(or the neutral points), then it will get roasted.
Imagine a circuit where a bird sits on the wire:
The values R1 and R2 are resistances of the line. Electricity takes the path of least resistance. The two legs of the bird which is perched on the same line does not complete the circuit. The R_Bird( resistance of the bird’s body) is much higher than that of the line, so the bird might not experience high current. The potential difference between the two legs of the bird is same( since the resistance of the line is the same throughout).The current flows on.The bird is safe.
Now consider this scenario:
A bird sitting on a line With decides to fly away and raises the wings. One wing touching the neighboring line and the leg on the first line, this creates a closed circuit. Thus electricity (following the path of least resistance) will detect a potential difference between the wing (which touches the other line) and the leg(which is placed on the first line). The current tries to take on that path creating a short-circuit. Eventually the bird gets zapped and falls off the line. Now the current will continue to flow on.
To Sum Up In A Nutshell,
The lesson we learn here is that when ever we play with electricity, make sure you (your body) does not close the circuit. When we poke our fingers into an electrical socket we get shocked because our body will offer a lower resistance . Thus a potential difference will be created between your finger and the feet( which is placed on the floor acting as a neutral point).