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Electricity at home
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 2 · Medium · Electricity at home
A kettle rated at 13 A is plugged into a multi-plug adapter together with several other high-power appliances on the same wall socket. Why is this setup a potential electrical hazard?
- Too much electric current is drawn, causing overheating of the socket.
- The amount of current to each appliance becomes too small to be safe.
- The socket will immediately explode when the adapter is used.
- The adapter changes the voltage to a dangerous level.
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