
Use the resistivity value quoted in given table to calculate the lengths of 0.50mm diameter manganin wire needed to make resistance coils with resistances of:
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Important Questions on Resistance and Resistivity
Of copper is drawn out into the form of a long wire of cross-sectional area . Calculate its resistance. (Use the resistivity value for copper from Table)

A , length of copper wire has a resistance of , then calculate the resistance of a , length of the same wire.

A Length of copper wire has a resistance of What will be the resistance of length of copper wire having half the diameter of the original wire?


An element of an electric fire is made up from a length of nichrome wire of diameter and length . The resistance of this element is Another element, also made from nichrome, for a different electric fire, has a length of and a diameter of This element has a resistance of What is the relationship between and ?

This is a circuit.
Which line in the table shows the changes to the lamp and the voltmeter reading when the temperature rises?
Lamp | Voltmeter reading |
gets brighter | decreases |
gets brighter | increases |
gets dimmer | decreases |
gets dimmer | increases |

This shows the Characteristic of an electrical component.
Calculate the resistance of the component when the potential difference across it is .

This shows the Characteristic of an electrical component
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Calculate the resistance of the component when the potential difference across it is
