Question

Fuse Wire is Made of?
A) an alloy of Tin and Lead
B) Nickel
C) Copper
D) an alloy of Nickel and Lead

Answer 1

Answer :-



Fuse wire is made of an alloy of Tin and Lead.


Thus, Option A is your correct answer.


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What will happen when a large amount of electric current passes through an appliance?


The wires will get overheated and the appliance will get damaged .


This situation arises as a result of some fault in the circuits and can be extremely dangerous acid could cause fire .


To prevent electric appliances from getting damaged as a result of excess flow of current through them , a safety device called fuse is used .


The fuse is a safety device used in an electric circuit .



PRINCIPLE AND WORKING :


The electric fuse works on the principle of heating effect of electric current .


An electric fuse consists of a wire usually placed inside a glass or a ceramic cartridge the wire is made up of a material that melts easily when heated .


It is designed such that only certain amount of maximum current can flow through it . If the flow of current exceeds the maximum amount of the heating in the wire causes it to melt this breaks the circuit and stop the flow of current in the circuit .

Answer 2

Hey there!!!



Fuse wire is made of an alloy of Tin and lead

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