Question

How is the fuse wire connected to a circuit? in series are parallel?

Answer 1

Hint: Electric circuit is a closed path in which voltage or electric current flows through it .Electric circuit consists of electrical components such as battery, resistors, inductor and capacitor and the interconnection of active and passive components to form a closed in prescribed manner is called an electric circuit.

Complete step-by-step solution: -
A fuse is an electrical protective device built around a conductive strip that is designed to melt in case of excessive current flow. Fuses are always connected in series with the circuit to be protected from excessive current.
When the fuse blows it will open the entire circuit and interrupt or stop the flow of current through the circuit. When the fuse is connected parallel to the circuit would not affect current through any of the other branches.in fuse resistance of the strip will generate heat due to the current flow.
A fuse which automatically removes power from a faulty system and sometimes circuit breakers are used as an alternative to fuse. A Fuse consists of a metal strip or wire fuse element and the element must not oxidize or change its behavior after a year of service.

Note: Students a fuse was patented by Thomas Edison in 1890 which is the part of his electric distribution system. Fuse elements are made by zinc, copper, silver, aluminum and alloys of these and fuse ideally will carry its rated current indefinitely and it has to melt as quickly as possible for a small excess current.