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प्रश्न
Would the bulb glow after completing the circuit shown in Figure if instead of a safety pin we use an eraser?

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उत्तर
Erasers are bad conductors of electricity. They do not conduct electricity. The circuit becomes an open circuit. Hence, the bulb will not glow if a safety pin is replaced with an eraser.
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