A fuse protects the wiring of a house because it

stores extra current and releases it laterCorrect answerYour answerraises the voltage when the current is lowCorrect answerYour answermelts and breaks the circuit when too much current flowsCorrect answerYour answersends the extra current into the earth wireCorrect answerYour answer

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A fuse is a short wire of low melting point in series with the circuit.
An overload or short circuit heats it until it melts, cutting off the current before the house wiring overheats.

Worth noting

Earthing is a separate safety measure that carries leakage current from a metal body to the ground.

Concept: How a fuse works
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