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The melting point of a fuse wire is less than the melting point of the connecting wires.

The flow of large amount of current through a circuit due to the contact between the live and the neutral wire is called short circuit.

An electric meter measures the amount of electricity consumed in units of a kilowatt-hour.

The bigger hole in a socket called earth connector saves us from getting electric shocks.

In an electric circuit, the live wire carries all the current.

A lightning conductor is a long rod made of either copper or iron.

When a positively charged body is brought near a conductor, it induces a negative charge on the near end of the conductor.

An electroscope can be used to test whether a body is a charged or not.

When an atom loses electrons, it acquires a net positive charge.

Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms.

An electroscope can be charged by either of the two ways, conduction of induction.

A lightning conductor is used to prevent a tall building from damage from a lightning strike.

The gold leaves of an uncharged electroscope diverge if a charged body is brought in contact with its brass disc.

An electroscope can be used to detect the presence of charge.