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Question
How does the resistance of a wire vary with its:
diameter?
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Solution
We know that the area of cross-section, A = πr2 = π (d / 2)2, where r is the radius and d is the diameter of the wire. So on increasing the diameter of the wire, its resistance decreases.
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