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What Happens to the Resistance If the Conductor is Made Thinner?

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What happens to the resistance if the conductor is made thinner?
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If the conductor is made thinner, electrons get smaller area of cross-section to flow and it therefore, offers a large resistance.
 
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Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism - Exercise 4.1 ii [Page 174]

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Frank Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Electricity and Magnetism
Exercise 4.1 ii | Q 2 | Page 174

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