1. The resistance of a wire of length 10 m is 2 ohm. If the area of cross section of the wire is 2 xx 10^(-7) m^2, determine its (a) resistivity, and (b) conductivity 2. Calculate the (a) resistivity and the (b) conductivity of a material that has a length of 15 m and a cross-sectional area of 5 xx 10^(-8) m^2 and a resistance (R) of 5 Omega

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2022-08-22

1. The resistance of a wire of length 10 m is 2 ohm. If the area of cross section of thewire is 2 × 10 7   m 2 , determine its (a) resistivity, and (b) conductivity
2. Calculate the (a) resistivity and the (b) conductivity of a material that has a lengthof 15 m and a cross-sectional area of 5 × 10 8   m 2 and a resistance (R) of 5 Ω

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1. The resistance of a wire of length 10 m is 2 ohm. If the area of cross section of the wire is 2 × 10 7   m 2 , determine its (a) resistivity, and (b) conductivity
a) ρ = R A l = 2 × 2 × 10 7 10 ρ = 4 × 10 8 Ω m
b) Conductivity
σ = 1 ρ = 1 4 × 10 8 σ = 25 × 10 6 / Ω m

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