Question

A/An _____ is described as a piece of metal that acts as a safety device in a circuit which melts and stops the current.circuit breakerfuseground fault interruptershort circuit

Answer 1

fuse

Step-by-step explanation

A fuse is a piece of metal (or sometimes a very thin wire) whose surface area is much smaller than the wires of the circuit. When a high amount of current starts circulating this device disspates greater power than the wires and it melts before the wires do, opening the circuit and preventing the wires and other components from burning.