A switch controls the current in a circuit that has large inductance. If the switch is open but near the point of contact where it would close the circuit, a spark can arc across the switch. Is a spark more likely while the switch is being closed to connect the circuit, or while the switch is being opened to disconnect the circuit? Why? g

Hen a gfci receptacle device is installed on a 20-ampere branch circuit (12 awg copper), what is the minimum volume allowance (in cubic inches) required for conductor fill for each conductor in the outlet box?

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Simon is writing a story about an astronaut whose spacecraft has been boarded by space pirates. the astronaut has her lucky penny in her hand behind her back as the space pirates break into the control room. she has just locked the controls so that the ship is accelerating in the direction of the control room’s ceiling. simon wants the astronaut to use the penny to hit a button on the control panel to turn off the lights and escape. the button is located a short distance behind and below the astronaut’s hands. how should simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?