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Two copper wires of the same length have different diameters.
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity
Problem
Two copper wires of the same length have different diameters. (a) Which wire has greater resistance? (b) Which wire has greater specific resistance?
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