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Two fuse wires of the same length are rated 15A and 5A. Which of the two is thicker and why?


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Find which is the thicker wire:

  1. The current rating is directly proportional to the thickness of the fuse wire.
  2. So the thicker the fuse wire higher will be the current rating.
  3. Here, on comparing the fuse wires with rating 15A and 5A, the 15Awire will be thicker than 5A.

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