Physics
Grade-9
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Question

Which offers more resistance?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. Both A and B
  4. Cannot say

hintHint:

Resistance is inversely proportional to the diameter of the wire.

The correct answer is: B


    Resistance depends on the diameter of the wire.
    It can be proven from the,
    R = ρ l over A

    From this, we can conclude that,
    alpha space 1 over A
    alpha space 1 over r squared
    Thus, when the radius of the wire decreases, resistance will increases.
    Hence, wire B has more resistance.

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