a piece of sliver has a resistance of 1 ohm. What will be the resistance of a constant and wire of one third length and one half diameter if the specific resistance of constantan is 30 times that of silver?
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Solution
Resistance of a wire in Ω R = ρL/A ρ is resistivity of the material in Ω-m L is length in meters A is cross-sectional area in m²
1/3 L means 1/3 R 1/3 diameter means 1/9 the area, means 9x the resistance
Assuming by "specific resistance" you mean resistivity, then 30x resistivity means 30 times the resistance.