why are there separate neutral and ground wires for electricity when they both are connected to the same thing.
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They are absolutely not connected to the same thing.
Neutral reconnects to the other end of the power source to create a circuit, you need a full circuit for any power to flow.
Ground connects to the ground, the purpose of the ground is to connect to the outside or other parts of the device that shouldn’t normally have current flowing through them, that way if a wire breaks and current does flow through it follows the ground wire to ground, as the path of least resistance, rather than flowing through the poor bugger holding the device
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