Two cylindrical wires of equal radius 0.60 mm are soldered end-to-end to form a…

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Problem

Two cylindrical wires of equal radius 0.60 mm are soldered end-to-end to form a single conductor. The first segment is 0.80 m of constantan (resistivity 4.9×10−7 Ω ⁣⋅ ⁣m4.9\times10^{-7}\,\Omega\!\cdot\!\text{m}). The second segment is copper (resistivity 1.7×10−8 Ω ⁣⋅ ⁣m1.7\times10^{-8}\,\Omega\!\cdot\!\text{m}) of unknown length LL. When a potential difference of 5.0 V is applied across the entire series conductor, the current is measured to be 2.0 A. Calculate the length LL of the copper segment.

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