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Chapter 17, Problem 21P
(a)
To determine
The resistance of the copper wire.
(b)
To determine
The volume of the copper wire.
(c)
To determine
The resistance of the copper wire.
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a) Determine the length (in mm) of a gold conductor that has a resistance of 0.018 Ω and a cross-sectional area of 3.4 x 10-9 m2. The resistivity of gold is 2.2 x 10-8 Ω-m [round your final answer to one decimal place].
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(c) Suppose that volume of aluminum is formed into a new wire with a length of 2.32 m. Find the new resistance of the wire (in ohms).
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Find the resistance of an aluminum wire (in ohms) with a radius of 1.32 mm and a length of 1.03 m.
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