Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electric circuits

Electric circuits — practice question

A circuit-breaker is made to safeguard a circuit that normally carries a current of $2\,\text{A}$. The time needed to open the circuit depends on the current, as shown in the graph. What occurs when the current in the circuit is $2\,\text{A}$, and what occurs when the current is $18\,\text{A}$?

  • Athe circuit breaks in less than $0.01\,\text{s}$; the circuit breaks in less than $0.01\,\text{s}$
  • Bthe circuit breaks in less than $0.01\,\text{s}$; the circuit does not break
  • Cthe circuit does not break; the circuit breaks in less than $0.01\,\text{s}$
  • Dthe circuit does not break; the circuit does not break

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