(i) Name the device used to protect the electric circuits from overloading and short circuits.
(ii) On what effect of electricity does the above device work?

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Solution

(i) The device used to protect the electric circuits from overloading and short circuits is electric fuse.
(ii) Electric fuse works on the principle of heating effect of electrical current.

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