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A fuse is a device to protect a circuit from the effects of a large current. The fuse is a small strip of metal that burns through when the current in it exceeds a certain value, thus producing an open circuit.

A. Should a fuse be connected in series or in parallel with the circuit it is intended to protect?

B. Why?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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