Cora, an electrician, wraps a copper wire with a thick plastic coating. What is she most likely trying to do?

Plastic is an electrical insulator, so it resists the movement of electric charge through the coating. Wrapping the copper wire in plastic helps prevent current from escaping the wire and contacting people or other objects. The coating does not decrease the copper wire’s resistance or increase the voltage it produces.

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