Physics
Grade-9
Easy
Question
Look at the following table.
The above table gives the resistivity of some common materials used as conductors at a fixed temperature. The best conductor shown in the table is
- Silver
- Aluminum
- Manganin
- Nichrome
Hint:
The material that have low resistivity are good conductor.
The correct answer is: Silver
Resistivity is a property of a material that is useful for comparing the current carrying capacity of the material.
Lower the resistivity of a material, the lower the resistance provided to the current by that material.
Resistivity is the resistance of a conductor across a unit cross-sectional area per length.
It is denoted with the Greek letter 'rho'.
In the above table, Silver has the lowest resistivity, thus it is the best conductor.
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