Resistance and Conductance
Resistance and Conductance: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Dependence of Resistance on Length of Conductor, Dependence of Resistance on Area of Cross-section, Dependence of Resistance on Nature of Material, Electrical Resistivity and Electrical Conductivity.
Important Questions on Resistance and Conductance
What is meant by electrical conductivity?

The electrical resistivity and electrical conductivity of a material is the same.

Explain the relation between electrical resistivity and conductivity?

_____ of a substance is the resistance of the conductor of unit length and unit area of cross-section.

The resistance of a conductor of unit length and unit area of cross-section when current flows perpendicular to its faces is known as specific gravity.

Which among the following represents the graph between area of cross-section and resistance of different conducting wires which are made by same material having equal length.

The resistivity does not change if__________.

The electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon _____ .(Nature of the material/Size of the material)

Two resistors of resistance R and 2R are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. Calculate the ratio of the electric power consumed by R and 2R?

What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 ohm?

A cylindrical tube of length has inner and outer radii and . The resistivity of the material is then calculate the resistance between the two end of the cylindrical tube.

A negligibly small current passes through a wire of length and uniform cross-section and its resistance is measured to be . What is the resistivity of the material at the temperature of the experiment?

Two resistances are of same material and are having same length. If the ratio of their cross-sectional area is then what will be the ratio of their resistances?

Define resistivity.

How resistance depends upon cross section area?

What is the unit of specific resistance or resistivity?

Resistivity depends on which of the following?

Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon:

Two wires of same metal have the same length but their cross-sectional area in the ratio . They are joined in series. The resistance of the thicker wire is . The total resistance of the combination will be

Rubber is a good insulator against electric current.
