Question

Draw a schematic diagram of a common domestic circuit showing live wire, neutral wire and the earth wire. List four characteristic features of circuits used in residential buildings.

Answer 1

Characteristic features of circuits used in residential buildings are:
(i) The circuits are connected in parallel.
(ii) In each circuit different appliances can be connected across the live wire and the neutral wire.
(iii) Each appliance has a separate switch to ON/OFF the flow of current through it.
(iv) Electric fuses of appropriate capacities are used as safety measure.