A 50.0 - g sample of a conducting material is all that is available.The resistivity of the material is measured to be 11 x 10-8 Ω ⋅ m,and the density is 7.86 g/cm3. The material is to be shapedinto a solid cylindrical wire that has a total resistance of 1.5 Ω.(a) What length of wire is required? (b) What must be thediameter of the wire?

A 50.0 - g sample of a conducting material is all that is available.The resistivity of the material is measured to be 11 x 10-8 Ω ⋅ m,and the density is 7.86 g/cm3. The material is to be shapedinto a solid cylindrical wire that has a total resistance of 1.5 Ω.(a) What length of wire is required? (b) What must be thediameter of the wire?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter21: Current And Direct Current Circuits

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