A neon light consists of a glass tube with metal wires at each end. When connected to a high-voltage source, the gas glows. If a fly lands on the glass tube, what will most likely happen?

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The fly will not feel a shock because the glass insulates it from the electrons in the gas and the metal.

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A neon light consists of a glass tube with metal wires at each end. When connected to a high-voltage source, the gas glows. If a fly lands on the glass tube, what will most likely happen?

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