AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 6.2.3.2 · Paper 5, Paper 6
Revise: Mains Electricity and WiringSomeone touching it while connected to earth could then receive an electric shock.
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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The harmful passage of an electric current through a person’s body.
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Specification 6.2.3.2 · Paper 5, Paper 6
Revise: Mains Electricity and WiringSomeone touching it while connected to earth could then receive an electric shock.
Explain an electric shock using a complete chain: contact with live → connection to earth through the body → current through the body → potentially fatal shock.
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