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State Two Characteristics of a Fuse Wire.

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State two characteristics of a fuse wire.
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Characteristics of fuse wire:
(i) It should have low melting point.
(ii) It should have high resistance.

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Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism - Exercise 4.2 i [Page 187]

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Frank Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Electricity and Magnetism
Exercise 4.2 i | Q 10 | Page 187

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