Describe an experiment to illustrate the action of an electric fuse.

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(N/A) $1$. Take a thin strip of aluminium foil about $3$ to $5\, cm$ in length.
$2$. Fix its two ends on the tips of two iron nails placed vertically on a wooden board or table.
$3$. Connect the ends of the two nails to the terminals of a battery using connecting wires to form a circuit.
$4$. Include a bulb in the circuit to indicate the flow of current.
$5$. As the current flows,the aluminium foil acts as a fuse. If the current exceeds a certain limit,the foil gets heated up due to the heating effect of electric current and eventually melts (burns out),thereby breaking the circuit and switching off the bulb.

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