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What length of a 22 gauge american wire gauge copper wire is needed to make a resistance of 500 ohm?

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first we must know the resistivity of a 22 gauge american wire gauge copper wire, which is about 52.7 ohm / 1000 m or 16.14 ohms / 1000 ft

resistance = resistivity x length
length = resistance / resistivity
length = 500 ohms / ( 52.7 ohm / 1000 m )
length = 9488 m
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