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  1. A fuse wire is made of:
    1. an alloy of tin and copper
    2. an alloy of tin and lead
    3. an alloy of tin and aluminium
    4. an alloy of nickel and chromium
Correct Option: B

Electric fuse wire is an alloy made of tin (63 % & lead 37 %. The cross sectional area determines the melting point at a certain current. Alloys (e.g. tin/ lead) are used due to their ‘eutectic’ action -i.e. the resulting combination of good conductivity (due to the tin) with a low melting point due to the lead).



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