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To avoid electrical fires, wirings must be sufficiently thick. What should be the diameter of a...

To avoid electrical fires, wirings must be sufficiently thick. What should be the diameter of a Cu wire if it is to carry a maximum current of 30.0 A and produce no more than 1.2 W of heat per meter of length?

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