Science

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Unit 8 - Electricity for a Comfortable Life

Conservation of electricity
 Energy conservation is the effort made to reduce the consumption of
energy.
 This can be achieved either by using energy more efficiently or by reducing
the amount of service used.

The highest usage of electricity is from 7.00p.m. to 9.00p.m.

1. Use efficient bulb.

CFL and LED bulb use less amount of current than normal bulbs.
(CFL bulbs contained mercury. This is very harmful to the environment
when disposing them.)
2. Switch off the appliances when they are not in use.
3. Should not increase the sound of TV and radio unnecessarily.
4. Must use the electric appliances that use minimum electric current.

Prevention of accidents caused by electricity.

1. Hold electrical appliances with dry hand but never do with wet hand.
2. Disconnect the electric supply before maintain them.
3. Do not cut trees in a manner as to fall on current wires.
4. Do not fly kites of planes near electric wires.
5. Do not fix antennas near current wires.
6. If ladders are used near electric wires, use wooden ladders.
7. Without permission do not try to get electricity using common electric
wires.
8. Do not plug several electric appliances to one socket.

Assignment 8.6
2023-07-20

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Mount Calvary