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#. The resistance of a metal wire of length 1 m
is 26 ohm at 20° C. If the diameter of the wire
is 0.03 cm, what will be the resistivity of
the metal at that temperature? [HSLC' 19] i​

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Asked on December 26, 2019 by

Angèliña Kadam

Resistance of a metal wire of length 1 m is 26Ω at 20

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C. If the diameter of the wire is 0.3 mm, what will be the resistivity of the metal at that temperature? Using Table 12.2. predict the material of the wire.

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R=26 Ω

l=1m

d−0.3mm

r=

2

d

=

2

0.3×10

−3

=0.15×10

−3

m

A=πr

2

=3.14×(0.15×10

−3

)

2

=0.071×10

−6

m

2

R=

A

ρL

or ρ=

l

RA

=

1

26×0.071×10

−6

=1.84×10

−6

Ωm