1. A copper wire 100 m long must experience a voltage drop of less than 1.5 V when a current of 2.5 A passes through it. Using the data in the Table, compute the minimum diameter of the wire. Electrical Conductivity [(N-m)¯'] Metal 6.8 x 10 6.0 x 10 4.3 x 10 3.8 × 107 1.6 x 10 1.0 × 10 0.94 × 107 0.6 x 107 0.2 × 107 Silver Copper Gold Aluminum Brass (70Cu-30Zn) Iron Platinum Plain carbon steel Stainless steel

1. A copper wire 100 m long must experience a voltage drop of less than 1.5 V when a current of 2.5 A passes through it. Using the data in the Table, compute the minimum diameter of the wire. Electrical Conductivity [(N-m)¯'] Metal 6.8 x 10 6.0 x 10 4.3 x 10 3.8 × 107 1.6 x 10 1.0 × 10 0.94 × 107 0.6 x 107 0.2 × 107 Silver Copper Gold Aluminum Brass (70Cu-30Zn) Iron Platinum Plain carbon steel Stainless steel

Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337900348

Author:Stephen L. Herman

Publisher:Stephen L. Herman

Chapter10: Using Wire Tables And Determining Conductor Sizes

Section: Chapter Questions

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