ELI5-Why live wire called live when it’s AC current?

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If it’s AC current neutral can be live too and live can be neutral too. Isn’t it?

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Live is called live because there is voltage on that line.

If you connect the neutral wire to ground nothing happens, because in an open circuit there is no voltage on neutral. If you connect live to ground you will get a short circuit current flowing, because there is voltage on that line.

In other words, if you touch a neutral wire of an open circuit you won’t get shocked. If you touch a live wire, you **will**

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