Question 685: Current Electricity

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Specific resistance of a conductor increases with

Accepted Answer

Resistance of a conductor is given by R = $$\rho {l \over A}$$, where $$\rho $$ is the specific resistance, $$l$$ is the length and A is the cross-sectional area of the conductor. Now, when $$l$$ = 1 and A = 1, R = $$\rho $$.
So specific resistance or resistivity of a material may be defined as the resistance of a specimen of the material having unit length and unit cross-section. Hence, specific resistance is a property of a material and it will increase with the increase of temperature, but will not vary with the dimensions (length, crosssection) of the conductor.

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increase in temperature

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increase in cross-section area

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increase in cross-section and decrease in length

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decrease in cross secton area.

Current Electricity

Specific resistance of a conductor increases with

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