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Which Has More Resistance: A Thick Piece of Nichrome Wire Or a Thin Piece?

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Question

Which has more resistance:    

 a thick piece of nichrome wire or a thin piece?

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Solution

A thin piece of nichrome wire has more resistance because the resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to its area of cross-section, i.e. R α 1 / A. The lesser the area of cross-section, the more the resistance.

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Chapter 4: Electricity - Exercise 4 [Page 214]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Electricity
Exercise 4 | Q 11. (b) | Page 214
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