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I do not know what you mean by long slot. The bare ground copper wire connects to the green screw or the ground screw. The black wire attaches to the copper or gold colored screw and the white wire connects to the silver or chrome screw. Both the gold and silver screws are on the side of the outlet. The ground screw will be on one end of the outlet.

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Black. This is the Hot lead. The screws for the Hot/Black wire should be a brass color, while the screws for the White/Neutral wire are silver in color.

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