NEETPhysicsCurrent ElectricityMCQ+4 / −1
A wire of resistance 4 is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of stretched wire would be
- A8
- B16
- C2
- D4
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Correct answer: B
Resistance of a wire,
...(i)
When wire is stretched twice, its new length be . Then
On stretching volume of the wire remains constant.
where A' is the new cross-sectional area
Resistance of the stretched wire is
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