Electrical: in an outlet circuit, do you count the neutral as a current caring conductor?

Question

Electrical: in an outlet circuit, do you count the neutral as a current caring conductor?

Answer 1

If it is a 115 to 130 V. a/c outlet, it has only two contacts, one of which is 'hot', or carrying the electric potential to the other contact which is to 'ground'.  When both contacts are supplied to an electrical device, the 115 to 130 volts are made available for its usage.

For a 220 to 240 V. a/c outlet, there are three contacts, one of which is considered 'neutral' -- going to ground.  The voltage available between any one of the other contacts and the neutral one is 115 to 130 V. a/c and the voltage between the other two contacts is the rated 220 to 240 volts

Answer 2

Generally, there are 3 wires, black, white, and bare. Bare is the ground, white is neutral and black is hot. The moment you use the outlet by plugging in an appliance, and turn it on, a current will flow from the black through the appliance back to the white wire of the outlet to complete a circuit. So, yes the neutral carries current.  

Answer 3

Yes the neutral is a current carrying conductor.