Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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ISBN: 9781118230725
Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 26, Problem 4P
The (United States) National Electric Code, which sets maximum safe currents for insulated copper wires of various diameters, is given (in part) in the table. Plot the safe current density as a function of diameter. Which wire gauge has the maximum safe current density? (“Gauge” is a way of identifying wire diameters, and 1 mil = 10−3 in.)
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