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Author Question: Why does running too many appliances on one circuit cause a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip off? (Read 61 times)

amymoore

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Question 1

Which of these variable resistors would most likely be used to control current using only two of its terminals?


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rheostat


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trimmer potentiometer


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nonlinear potentiometer


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linear potentiometer



Question 2

Why does running too many appliances on one circuit cause a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip off?


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As more resistors are added in parallel, the total resistance decreases, which causes an increase in the total amount of current.


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As more resistors are added in parallel, the total resistance decreases, which causes an increase in the total amount of voltage.


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The current drops to almost zero.


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The voltage becomes too much for the circuit to handle

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Marked as best answer by amymoore on Nov 27, 2023

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Reply #1 on: Nov 27, 2023
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