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A box with two terminals is connected in series with a 2 V battery, an ammeter and a switch. When the switch is closed the needle of the ammeter moves quickly across the scale and drops back to zero. The box contains

A

`20 Omega` resistor

B

a strip of copper

C

a diode

D

a short length of fuse wire

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D

When a box contains fuse wire, a strong current flows through fuse when circuit is closed. Due to which a very strong heating effect takes place, resisting the breakage of fuse wire.
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