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Define resistivity of a metal.
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The resistivity of a material is the resistance of a wire of that material of unit length and unit area of cross-section.
 
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Chapter 4: Current Electricity - Exercise 4.1 i [Page 173]

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Frank Physics - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Current Electricity
Exercise 4.1 i | Q 16 | Page 173

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