ELECTRIC

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Activities

Recalling

1. Which of the following circuits are connected in series and which are
connected in parallel?

 
1 2    
 
 
 
 
3                                                                    4  

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Circuit 1 is connected in …

Circuit 2 …

Circuit 3 …

Circuit 4 …

2. Read this text and answer the questions.

An electric fuse is a device, which is used to limit the current in an electric circuit. The
fuse safeguards the circuit and the electrical appliances from being damaged.
The fuse wire is generally an alloy of lead and tin. It has a low melting point and breaks
the circuit if the current exceeds a safe value. The thickness and length of the fuse wire
depends on the maximum current allowed through the circuit.
It is connected in series in the beginning of the electric circuits.
When the circuit current exceeds a specified value due to voltage fluctuations or short-
circuiting, the fuse wire gets heated and melts. Thus it breaks the connection as shown
in the figure and no current flows. This prevents damage to the appliance.

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a) What is this text about?

b) What are fuses made of?

c) How can we know that a fuse is damaged?

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UNDERSTANDING
3. Transfer this circuit to a schematic diagram using the standard symbols.

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4. In this picture the fuse is 250mA.

a) Whenever a switch is closed, is the

electricity through the fuse the same or
does it increase?

b) If each bulb consumes 100 mA, how

many light bulbs can be connected
without melting the fuse?

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5. Do you think the bulbs from these two circuits connected in series would
shine with the same intensity. Discuss it with you partner and justify your
answer.

Circuit 1 Circuit 2
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