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Arc fault circuit interrupters use electronic detectors to respond to the electric signals associated with arcing; they can shut down a circuit in many cases where a circuit breaker would react. Is this true or false?

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The arc fault circuit interrupters detect the electrical signals associated with the arcing. The arc fault circuit interrupter break the cirucit when it detect the electric arcs.

Hence, the given statement is true.

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