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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
उत्तर
thick and short
This is so because in this case, the resistance of the wire will be low.
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