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How is the resistance of a wire affected if its (a) length is doubled (b) radius is doubled ?

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(a) The resistance of a wire becomes more or twice if the length of the wire is doubled.
(b) The resistance of a wire becomes less or one-fourth if the radius of the wire is doubled.

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