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How many electrical receptacles on 15 A breaker with 12 gauge wire?
In the United States and according to the NEC, in commercial and industrial installations, you are limited to 10 receptacles on a 15 amp circuit. The size of the wire is not a determining factor. There is no limit to the number of receptacles on a circuit in a home and there may be local codes where you live that have stricter requirements.
What causes all wall receptacles in one room to stop working?
The circuit probably tripped because too many things were plugged into the receptacles or there is a short in the wiring that leads to that area. If you can find your circuit box, look to see if any of the little switches appear to be in the off position. Unplug everything from those receptacles. Flip the switch to the on position. If it stays in that position, plug everything back in one thing at a time until something trips the circuit again. (If you are able to plug everything back in, it may have been a power surge that tripped the circuit. )If the switch will not stay in the on position even if nothing is plugged in, call an electrician. Those circuit breakers are there for safety.
How many outlets are there?
Up to 12 on a 20 amp circuit. Up to 9 on a 15 amp circuit. But use common sense. If the circuit will be heavily loaded, as in a home office, then do not install that many.
how many rooms are allowed on one lighting circuit?
Unless you do not have enough space in the service panel it is always a good idea to have each room on it's own circuit. If you want to put 2 rooms on a circuit just make sure those 2 rooms do not overload the circuit and wire it for a 20 amp circuit. Two bedrooms with 8 outlets each and 1 light each is about all you would want on the circuit. I would never put 3 rooms on the same circuit.
What is schematic circuit?
a schematic circuit is a diagram that show you how a particular circuit works
