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Electrical resistivities of some substances at 20 °C are given below:

Silver : 1.60×10-8 Ω m

Copper : 1.62×10-8 Ω m

Tungsten : 5.20×10-8 Ω m

Iron : 10.0×10-8 Ω m

Mercury : 94.0×10-8 Ω m

Nichrome : 10.0×10-6 Ω m

Answer the following question in relation to them:

Which material would you advise to be used in electrical heating devices? Why?

Important Questions on Electricity

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Two wires, one of copper and other of manganin, have equal lengths and equal resistances. Which wire is thicker? It is given that resistivity of copper is lower than that of manganin.
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State the laws of combination of resistors.
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n resistors each of resistance R are connected in series in a circuit. What is the total effective resistance of the circuit?
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n resistors each of resistance R are connected in parallel in a circuit. What is the total effective resistance of the circuit?
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Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of two cells each of 1.5 V5 Ω resistor, 10 Ω resistor and 15 Ω resistor and a plug key, all connected in series.
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n resistors each of resistance R are first connected in parallel and then in series in a circuit. Calculate the ratio of the total effective resistances of the circuit in parallel and series combinations.
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If six resistances each of 0.3 Ω are connected in series, what will be the resultant resistance?
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If four resistances each of 4 Ω are connected in parallel, what will be the resultant resistance?