eli5: Mains, Neutral and ground, which plugs do circuit breakers attach to?

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I’m wondering which ones it checks the p.d over to break the circuit or if thats how it works at all.

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In my experience breakers work by detecting current. Either too high current draw (typically during switch on of large appliances), too high a current on the earth line, too high a current difference between the send (live) and return (neutral).

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