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NEET 1997 (AIPMT) · Ohm's Law, Resistivity & Temperature

Ohm's Law, Resistivity & Temperature question from NEET 1997 (AIPMT)

Q76NEET 1997 · AIPMTMedium

Ohm's Law, Resistivity & Temperature

Three copper wires of lengths and cross-sectional areas are (l,A), (2l,A/2)(l, A),\ (2l, A/2) and (l/2,2A)(l/2, 2A). Resistance is minimum in

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Answer: (a)

  1. R=ρl/A∝l/AR = \rho l/A \propto l/A.
  2. (l,A):l/A(l, A): l/A; (2l,A/2):4 l/A(2l, A/2): 4\,l/A; (l/2,2A):14 l/A(l/2, 2A): \tfrac14\,l/A.
  3. Minimum for the wire of area 2A2A. The answer is (a).
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