Resistance and Conductance

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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

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What is meant by electrical conductivity?

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

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Explain the relation between electrical resistivity and conductivity?

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

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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.

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

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The resistivity does not change if__________.

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

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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?

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

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

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A negligibly small current passes through a wire of length 15 m and uniform cross-section 6.0×10-7 m2 and its resistance is measured to be 5.0 Ω. What is the resistivity of the material at the temperature of the experiment?

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Two resistances are of same material and are having same length. If the ratio of their cross-sectional area is 2:11 then what will be the ratio of their resistances?

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How resistance depends upon cross section area?

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What is the unit of specific resistance or resistivity?

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Resistivity depends on which of the following?

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Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon:

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Two wires of same metal have the same length but their cross-sectional area in the ratio 3:1. They are joined in series. The resistance of the thicker wire is 10 Ω. The total resistance of the combination will be

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Rubber is a good insulator against electric current.