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Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area. One wire has 3 times the length of the other. How do the resistivities of these two wires compare?
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Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area. One wire has 3 times the length of the other. How do the resistivities of these two wires compare?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The relation between resistance and resistivity is given by :


R=\rho (l)/(A)


\rho is resistivity of material

l is length of wire

A is area of cross section of wire

Resistivity of a material is the hidden property. If one wire has 3 times the length of the other, then it doesn't affect its resistivity. Hence, the resistivity of two wires is

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