A General Lighting Branch Circuit Installed in a House and Protected

question 42

Multiple Choice

A general lighting branch circuit installed in a house and protected by a 15-ampere circuit breaker may be wired with a __________ AWG copper conductor.

• A) 14
• B) 12
• C) 10
• D) Any of the above

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Definitions:

Microgram

A metric measure of mass that is one thousandth of a milligram or one millionth of a gram, used for very small amounts of a substance.

Milligram

A unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram, often used in medication dosages and nutritional information.

Gram

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

Millimeter

A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.