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For earthing an electrical appliance, one has to remove the paint from the metal body of the appliance where the electrical contact is made. Explain the reason.

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The paint provides an insulating layer on the metal body of the appliance. Therefore, in order to make the earth connection, it is necessary to remove paint from the body part where connection is to be made.

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