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Question 3 of 10 What happens to the resistance of a wire as its length decreases? A. The resistance alternates between high and low values. B. The resistance increases ОО C. The resistance is not affected
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What happens to the resistance of a wire as its length decreases?
A. The resistance alternates between high and low values.
B. The resistance increases
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C. The resistance is not affected by a change in wire length.
O D. The resistance decreases.
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The resistance of a wire is directly proportional to length of wire. Hence the more the length of wire, the more its resistance.

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