In electrical wire I have white black and gold is the gold the ground?

Question

In electrical wire I have white black and gold is the gold the ground?

Answer 1

The BLACK is NOT the ground!!  The gold or copper colored is the ground!  the black is HOT or incoming power the white is neutral or where the power exits.  The ground wire is safety  should somethig short.  Think of electricty like water, it needs one wire to enter and one to exit.

Answer 2

Yes, black is hot, white is neutral, and gold is ground.

Answer 3

do you mean a bare copper wire ? it is ground , black is power , white is neutral. black is only ground on 12v dc

Answer 4

black= hot, white= neutral, bare (copper)= ground

Answer 5

the black  is the ground. and always remewmber to check any written instructions or diagrams in the package of what you have bought.