The resistance of a wire is R ohm. If it is melted and stretched to n times its original length, its new…

The resistance of a wire is R ohm. If it is melted and stretched to n times its original length, its new resistance will be
  1. nR
  2. Rn
  3. n2R
  4. Rn2

Solution

Volume of wire will remain constant 
So, A1l1=A2l2
A2=A1n
The resistance of a wire with a length l, an area of A, and resistivity ρ is stated as R=ρlA.

Now, the new length is nl.
 New resistance R'=ρnlA/nR'=ρn2lA
 R'=n2R

Asked in: NEET 2017

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