Overloading in an electric circuit causes fire. Many people are unaware of this fact. Amit, an intelligent student told people of his building about overloading. He told them various precautions to avoid it questions:
(i) What harm does overloading in the circuit cause?

(ii) What values are shown by Amit?

Question

Overloading in an electric circuit causes fire. Many people are unaware of this fact. Amit, an intelligent student told people of his building about overloading. He told them various precautions to avoid it questions:
(i) What harm does overloading in the circuit cause?

(ii) What values are shown by Amit?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

(i) Overloading can lead to damage, poor performance and possible failure. There may be a risk of fire or damage to components. It can also lead to sparks, arcs or insulation failure. Current overload will cause things to heat up, and then possibly melt, set of fire, damage insulation or cause components to fail. Some components will be damaged by the excessive current without overheating

(ii) Amit is very caring and worried towards his society and people. He is also quite ware and intelligent. He uses his knowledge of science for helping society which is the sole purpose of education.