A wire of length 3 m and area of cross-section 1.7 × 10-6 m2 has a resistance 3 × 10-2 ohm.
a. What is the formula for resistivity of the wire and what is the unit of it
b. Calculate the resistivity of the wire.
Answers
Answer:
Length, L = 3 m
Area of cross section, A=1.7 \times 10^{-6} \ m^{2}A=1.7×10
−6
m
2
Resistance, R=3 \times 10^{-2} \ \text{ohm}R=3×10
−2
ohm
Solution:
We have to write the formula for resistivity of wire and mention its unit and have to calculate the resistivity of the wire
a) R=\frac{\rho L}{A}R=
A
ρL
Where,
\rhoρ is resistivity
So,
\rho=\frac{R A}{L}ρ=
L
RA
The unit is ohm meter.
b) To find the resistivity of the wire use the above formula and substitute the given values in the formula
Hence, we get,
\rho=\frac{\left(3 \times 10^{-2} \times 1.7 \times 10^{-6}\right)}{3}ρ=
3
(3×10
−2
×1.7×10
−6
)
Hence, the resistivity,
\rho=1.7 \times 10^{-8} \ \text { ohm } mρ=1.7×10
−8
ohm m
Given :-
- length of the wise = 3m
- area of cross-section = 1.7 × 10^-6 m²
- resistance,R = 3 × 10^-2 ohm
Solution :-
★ resistivity : The specific resistance or resistivity of the conductor is numerically equal to the resistance of that conductor whose Length is 1m and area of cross - section is 1m²
it is represent by symbol ρ called Rho
where
- R = Resistance
- L = Length
- A = Area of cross - section
and It's SI unit is Ohm.metre
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