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For questions relating to the neutral wire, or "grounded conductor" as it's sometimes called. The neutral, or "grounded conductor" in NEC, is the normal return path for electricity in a household AC circuit.

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Is it a problem that ground was used a neutral for a 120v branch off a range circuit?

There is no neutral wire back to the panel for this duplex receptacle’s circuit, instead the remodeler used the ground wire connected to the oven’s 3-prong receptacle. … We did not feel a shock because in our instance, the voltage was very low on the duplex receptacle’s neutral wire. Are these conclusions correct? …
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