Question

What is an electric fuse? Should it be placed on neutral wire or on live wire? Justify your answer?

Answer 1

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An electric fuse is a safety device which is used to limit the current in an electric circuit. The use of a fuse safeguards the current and the appliance connected in the circuit from being damaged.

The fuse wire is always connected in the live wire before the appliance so that as a current in the circuit exceeds rating of fuse it may melt and break the socket first before the socket reaches the appliance. Thus no current flows in the appliance

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Answer 2

Electric fuse:

• Electric fuse is a device which is used in electrical circuits in order to protect electrical appliances from overload.
• It is a wire with high resistivity and low melting point.
• This safety wire is connected in series with live wire so that it melts and breaks in case of overload, protecting electrical devices from damage.
• If it is connected to neutral wire, it will not serve this purpose.