Electrical Outlet Wiring Diagram. A grounded contact at the bottom center is crescent shaped. Diagrams shown on this page are simplified for clarity.
The black wire line and white neutral connect to the receptacle terminals and another 2 wire nm that travels to the next receptacle. In the diagram below a 2 wire nm cable supplies line voltage from the electrical panel to the first receptacle outlet box. The wiring and connections will depend on where the power enters the circuit.
This repeats until the end of the chain.
To wire multiple outlets follow the circuit diagrams posted in this article. Electrical outlet boxes can have numerous nm cables going in and out. For wiring in series the terminal screws are the means for passing voltage from one receptacle to another. Wiring electrical outlets properly called receptacles and switches involve many of the same basic techniques.