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With the increase in temperature, the ratio of conductivity to resistivity of a metal conductor:

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Decreases

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Remains same

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Increases

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Initially increases and then decreases

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Solution

The correct option is A Decreases
With the increase of temperature, conductivity of a metal conductor decreases and resistivity increases. Therefore the ratio of conductivity to resistivity decreases.

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