Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 23 - Think and Explain - Page 449-450: 66

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

A current-carrying wire is not electrically charged because the negative charge on each electron is balanced by the positive charge of a proton. There is no net charge.
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