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Describe with the aid of a diagram some form of a fuse which is used in the electric lighting circuit of a house.Give two reasons why a fuse must not be replaced by an ordinary copper wire.

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The above figure shows the most common fuse arrangement in which the fuse wire is stretched between the two metallic terminals $$T_1$$ and $$T_2$$ in a porcelain holder.This holder fits into a porcelain socket having two metallic terminals to each of which the live wire of the circuit is connected.
A fuse must not be replaced with a copper wire because copper has very low resistivity and high melting point. So it will not melt quickly because it will not produce much heat as compared to fuse wire.

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