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Question
Complete the following sentence:
Fuse wire has a ............ Melting point and it is made of an alloy of ......... and if the current in a circuit rises too high, the fuse wire ...........
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Solution
Fuse wire has a low. Melting point and it is made of an alloy of lead and tin and if the current in a circuit rises too high, the fuse wire melts
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