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