siddharth266200507.10.2019PhysicsSecondary Schoolanswered • expert verifiedConsider a conductor of resistance ‘R’, length ‘L’, thickness‘d’ and resistivity ‘ρ’. Now this conductor is cut into four equal parts. What will be the new resistivity of each of these parts?
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siddharth266200507.10.2019PhysicsSecondary Schoolanswered • expert verifiedConsider a conductor of resistance ‘R’, length ‘L’, thickness‘d’ and resistivity ‘ρ’. Now this conductor is cut into four equal parts. What will be the new resistivity of each of these parts?
Solution
The resistivity of a material is a property that is inherent to the material itself and does not depend on its shape or size. Therefore, even if the conductor is cut into four equal parts, the resistivity 'ρ' of each part will remain the same as the original conductor.
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