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A wire of resistance 32 Ω is melted and redrawn into wire of half its original length. Find the resistance of the new wire.

Important Questions on Electric Resistance and Ohm's Law

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1-kg piece of copper is drawn into a wire 1 mm thick and another piece into a wire 2 mm thick. Compare the resistances of these wires.
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Two copper wires A and B of equal masses are taken. The length of A is double the length of  B. If the resistance of the wire B. If the resistance of wire A is 160Ω, then calculate the resistance of wire B.

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200 V bulb takes a current of 0.2 A. The length of its filament is 22 cm and the specific resistance of the material of the filament is 7 × 10-5 Ω-cm. Find the radius of the filament (π = 227).
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A rectangular block of iron has dimensions 1.2 cm × 1.2 cm ×15 cm. Compute the resistance of the block between the two square ends. The specific resistance of iron at room temperature is 9.68 × 10-8  Ω m.

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A rectangular block of iron has dimensions 1.2 cm × 1.2 cm × 15 cm. Compute the resistance of the block between the two opposite rectangular faces. The specific resistance of iron at room temperature is 9.68 × 10-8 Ω m.
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Two wires of different materials; of length 50 cm and 75 cm and respective diameters 0.2 mm and 0.1mm, have resistances of 0.8 Ω and 1.5 Ω respectively. What is the ratio of the specific resistances of the materials?
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100 W-200 V bulb is connected to a 110 V DC source. Calculate the power consumed by the bulb.
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The maximum power dissipated in a 10000 Ω resistor is 1 W. What is the maximum current?