alleryStart learning →An excessive current opens a fuse mainly by?
AMelting its wire
BExpanding its wire
CContracting its wire
DBending its wire
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Melting its wire
Excessive current heats the fuse wire until it melts and breaks the circuit.
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