Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 24, Problem 20E
A 1.0-cm-diameter rod carries a 50-A current when the electric field in the rod is 1.4 V/m. What’s the resistivity of the rod material?
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