A 4 ohm resistance wire is stretched to double itself find the new resistance of the wire
Answers
Double (2X)
More than double (>2X)
Quadruple (4X)
I vote for quadruple.
You start with a wire of length L and cross section area A.
Your wire has a fixed "amount" of copper.
If you stretch it to 2L, the cross sectional area must halve to A/2.
Think of a rectangle length L by width A. It has area M.
If you change your rectangle to 2L, with area M, the width must now be A/2.
Anyway, resistance of a wire is linearly proportional to length, and inverse linear proportional to cross sectional area.
R = x * L/A
The length of the wire is double - this doubles resistance.
The cross sectional area is half, which doubles the resistance (again).
Start with R = x * L/A
Stretch
R = x * 2L/(1/2A) = x * 4 * L/A
This gives us quadruple...
Answer 1 ohm
∴ Let the resistance of the wire originally 'R' of length 'L' and area of cross-section 'A' with resistivity of material is 'p',
Then
R = p l/A = 4 ohms
Now, for new arrangement,
p' = p
l' = l / 2
A' = 2A
Thus,
R' = p' l'/A' = p (l /2) ÷ 2A = !/4 (p l / A) = 1/4R = 1/4 × 4 = 1 ohms