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2004 · Shift 0 · Q140
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Current Electricity question

2004 · Shift 0 · Q140

JEE MainPhysicsCurrent ElectricityMCQ+4 / −1
A material ′B′'B'′B′ has twice the specific resistance of ′A′.'A'.′A′. A circular wire made of ′B′'B'′B′ has twice the diameter of a wire made of ′A′'A'′A′. Then for the two wires to have the same resistance, the ratio lB/lA{l \over B}/{l \over A}Bl​/Al​ of their respective lengths must be
  1. A
    111
  2. B
    l2{l \over 2}2l​
  3. C
    l4{l \over 4}4l​
  4. D
    222
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Correct answer: D

  1. For a wire, resistance is R=ρLAR=\rho\frac{L}{A}R=ρAL​ where ρ\rhoρ is resistivity, LLL is length, and AAA is cross-sectional area.

  2. Given:

  • Material BBB has twice the resistivity of AAA: ρB=2ρA\rho_B=2\rho_AρB​=2ρA​
  • Diameter of wire BBB is twice that of wire AAA: dB=2dAd_B=2d_AdB​=2dA​
  1. Cross-sectional area of a circular wire is proportional to the square of diameter: A∝d2A\propto d^2A∝d2 So, AB=(2)2AA=4AAA_B=(2)^2A_A=4A_AAB​=(2)2AA​=4AA​

  2. For same resistance, RA=RBR_A=R_BRA​=RB​ Thus, ρALAAA=ρBLBAB\rho_A\frac{L_A}{A_A}=\rho_B\frac{L_B}{A_B}ρA​AA​LA​​=ρB​AB​LB​​ Substitute ρB=2ρA\rho_B=2\rho_AρB​=2ρA​ and AB=4AAA_B=4A_AAB​=4AA​: ρALAAA=2ρALB4AA\rho_A\frac{L_A}{A_A}=2\rho_A\frac{L_B}{4A_A}ρA​AA​LA​​=2ρA​4AA​LB​​

  3. Cancel common terms ρA\rho_AρA​ and AAA_AAA​: LA=2LB4=LB2L_A=\frac{2L_B}{4}=\frac{L_B}{2}LA​=42LB​​=2LB​​ Hence, LB=2LAL_B=2L_ALB​=2LA​ So, LBLA=2\frac{L_B}{L_A}=2LA​LB​​=2

  4. Therefore, the correct option is: 2\boxed{2}2​ which is option D\boxed{D}D​.

Comparison with stored answer: Stored correct answer is DDD, which matches the derived answer.

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