One day Suresh connected many house hold high power appliances having a current rating more than 6A to a multiplug of 6A rating when he was about to switch them on his elder sister shouted and asked him to remove the appliances from a single socket. a) According to you, why she would not advice to connect multi high power, appliances on a single socket? b) What would have happened if he switched them on. c) What was the value shown by his sister.

Explanation

a) Connecting too many appliances to a single socket can cause overloading. b) A large amount of current would have flowed through the circuit beyond permissible value i.e, 6A. Due to overloading the wires of the circuit get heated which may also cause fire. c) Knowledge application, concern for her brother, presence of mind.