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An 18-cm-long nichrome wire is connected across the terminals of a 1.5 V battery. Calculate the resistance of the wire.

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Final answer:

To calculate the resistance of the nichrome wire, we need additional information such as the diameter or the resistivity of the wire.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the resistance of the nichrome wire, we can use the formula:

R = ρL/A

Where R is the resistance, ρ is the resistivity of the material (in this case, nichrome), L is the length of the wire, and A is the cross-sectional area of the wire.

In this case, the length of the wire is 18 cm (or 0.18 m).

The cross-sectional area can be calculated as the product of the width and thickness of the wire. Since the diameter is not given, we cannot calculate the exact cross-sectional area. Therefore, we need additional information to calculate the resistance of the wire.

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