Portfolio Assessment Science

Answer the following

1.Draw a simple circuit diagram using symbols of electrical components.

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2.The handles of the tools like screw drivers and pliers used by electricians
for repair work usually have plastic or rubber covers on them. Why?
Ans: The handles of tools like screwdrivers and pliers used by electricians
for repair work usually have plastic or rubber cover on them so that they do
allow the current to pass through them and save the electrician from any
electric shock.
3.Why is an electric fuse required in all electrical appliances?
Ans: A fuse(s) is needed in any electrical system (AC or DC). These protection
devices react to the amount of heat being produced by electricity passing
through wires and/or components. They are used so as to protect wires and
components from the extreme heat produced should there be
an electrical overload or short circuit.
4.Why tungsten is used as filament in a bulb?
Ans: Being an alloy it has a very high melting point. It has very high resistivity
so it does not burn easily at room temperature. The lamp glows at high
temperatures.
a) Increasing the voltage increases the brightness of the bulb. When
a bulb in a series circuit is unscrewed all bulbs in the circuit go out.
Increasing the number of bulbs in a series circuit decreases
the brightness of the bulbs.

b) Battery must be discharged if you use it in a circuit for a long

time. ... If it is open circuited for a long duration of time, the energy or
voltage would dissipate in the internal circuitry. Though the amount of
the internal resistance is very less, the battery would take long
time to discharge.