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प्रश्न
Which of the following characteristic is not suitable for a fuse wire?
(a) thin and short
(b) thick and short
(c) low melting point
(d) higher resistance than rest of wiring
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उत्तर
thick and short
This is so because in this case, the resistance of the wire will be low.
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