electrical shock?

Question

can electrical currents run through magnetic rubber and still cause electrical shock to the touch

Answer 1

First: electrical current can only pass through conductive materials.

Second: the "shock" comes from the difference in potential (i.e voltage), not the current.

Pure rubber is a good (but not perfect) insulator. This means that with a hgih enough potential difference across the opposing surfaces, current will pass through (i.e. the material conducts).

Adding other things to it - like metallic particles for strength or to enhance magnetic properties - makes the material more conductive ... thereby requiring less voltage to develop current.

"Magnetic Rubber" isn't really rubber at all - it's a semi-flexible ferrous compound. This means the metal in it will carry current and hold (or direct) a magnetic field. Since it will carry current, it can lead to "shock", because the potential drop across it is very small.

Answer 2

It does not cause electrical shock but the salt can burn or irritate their paws. Walk her, just make sure you clean her feet off afterwards if she walks where salt has been put down. Edit: What the article is saying is if there's water laying over a defective electrical line, salt will help conduct the electricity. That's kind of far fetched, how often do you come across exposed electrical wires? Just walk your dog on the sidewalk and keep it away from puddles and construction areas. Common sense stuff.

Answer 3

I can say the answer correctly.
There should be a conducting path for the passage of electrical current.One of the properties of electrical current is magnetism.The magnetic field acquires some energy and that will not conduct electricity.You will never get a shock on touching it

Answer 4

Why certainly! Its not a rubber magnet in the first place although it feels rubbery. It still has iron content and iron is a conductor! Dont kid yourself about rubber either! Rubber is non conductive but high voltage will still pass through it!

Answer 5

Don't know exactly what "magnetic rubber" is, but when considering rubber as an insulator, please do ask the question "what color is it and how did it get to be that color"? If it is black, chances are that there is carbon black added to the rubber mixture to get the color, and it is somewhat conductive. Downright dangerous at high voltages to depend on standing on a black rubber mat.

Answer 6

I assume you mean the 'rubber' that is used in the flexible magnets (such as the ones you find on refrigerator doors, etc.) Such 'rubber' compounds have a fairly large amount of ferrous oxide ('ferrite') in them and they are slightly more conductive than pure rubber.

It would take a fairly large potential (voltage) to cause them to conduct enough current to be dangerous. But why take the chance? ☺


Doug

Answer 7

Magnetic rubber?!?!?! what is that?
Any way, yes current can go through insulation in various ways. It depends on the type of insulation, that way it is applied, weather condition, etc etc.

Answer 8

no because rubber is an insulator.it cannot conduct electricity at all.

Answer 9

no,of course not. Rubber is not a good conductor of electricity

Answer 10

No. a pulse wont go through rubber