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The resistance of a carbon filament at 0ºC is 104 ohm. It is connected in series to an iron wire. The temperature coefficient of resistivity of carbon and iron are —0.0003 and +0.00052 per ºC respectively. What must be the resistance of the iron wire so that the combined resistance does not change with temperature?

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Combined resistance will not change if the total resistance of two rods in series with change in temperature is zero.
Resistance of the iron at zero temp×temp. coefficient +Resistance of the carbon at zero temp×temp.=0RIαI+RCαC=0Ri = -104×0.00030.00052 = 60 ohm

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