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A long, thin wire offers more resistance to an electrical current than a thick, short wire would.TrueFalse
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A long, thin wire offers more resistance to an electrical current than a thick, short wire would.TrueFalse

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Resistance is directly proportional to the length of the conductor and inversely proportional to area of cross section.

Thus, the given statement is true.

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