Although most electric outlets face the same way, there isn't a right or wrong direction. However, some receptacles appear ...

or hot, slot is slightly smaller than the left, or neutral, slot. The small hole is for the equipment grounding prong on a three-prong plug. If the plug only has two prongs, one larger and one ...

A pretty typical diagram for the grounding system for a house is shown here, along with a few of the current carrying conductors commonly called live and neutral. On the far left is the ...