Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electrical safety

Electrical safety — practice question

A fuse or a circuit-breaker may be used to protect electrical cables against large currents that might make them overheat. If a fuse is fitted, at what point should it be connected, and if a circuit-breaker is fitted, at what point should it be connected?

  • AFuse at X, circuit-breaker at X
  • BFuse at X, circuit-breaker at Y
  • CFuse at Y, circuit-breaker at X
  • DFuse at Y, circuit-breaker at Y

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