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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q331 Mark

In a lighting circuit, the switch is placed in the live wire. Why is this?

Alamp in the circuit can be isolated from the supply.
BThe fuse is in the neutral wire.
CThe switch does not work in the neutral wire.
DToo much current flows in the earth wire.

✓ Correct answer

A: lamp in the circuit can be isolated from the supply.

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 33.

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