A nichrome wire of length has a resistance of

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Problem

A nichrome wire of length 50 cm50\,\text{cm} has a resistance of 2 Ω2\,\Omega. The wire is stretched uniformly, without any loss of material, until its new length becomes 100 cm100\,\text{cm}. (i) Calculate the new resistance of the stretched wire. (ii) Determine the percentage increase in resistance compared with the original value.

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