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A silver wire of length and cross-sectional area has a resistivity of
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Electricity · Electricity
Problem
A silver wire of length
2.0
m
2.0\,\text{m}
2.0
m
and cross-sectional area
0.50
mm
2
0.50\,\text{mm}^2
0.50
mm
2
has a resistivity of
1.6
×
10
−
8
Ω
m
1.6 \times 10^{-8}\,\Omega\,\text{m}
1.6
×
1
0
−
8
Ω
m
. Calculate its resistance.
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