(a) A 34.9-m length of copper wire at 20.0°C has a radius of 0.29 mm. If a potential difference of 7.0 V is applied across the length of the wire, determine the current in the wire. (Use the values in the following table.) Resistivities and Temperature Coefficients of Resistivity for Various Materials (at 20°C) Material Resistivity (Ω · m) Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity [(°C)−1] Silver 1.59 ✕ 10−8 3.8 ✕ 10−3 Copper 1.7 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3 Gold 2.44 ✕ 10−8 3.4 ✕ 10−3 Aluminum 2.82 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3 Tungsten 5.6 ✕ 10−8 4.5 ✕ 10−3 Iron 10.0 ✕ 10−8 5.0 ✕ 10−3 Platinum 11 ✕ 10−8 3.92 ✕ 10−3 Lead 22 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3 Nichromea 150 ✕ 10−8 0.4 ✕ 10−3 Carbon 3.5 ✕ 10−5 −0.5 ✕ 10−3 Germanium 0.46 −48 ✕ 10−3 Silicon 640 −75 ✕ 10−3 Glass 1010–1014   Hard rubber ≈1013   Sulfur 1015   Quartz (fused) 75 ✕ 1016   (b) If the wire is heated to 32.0°C while the 7.0-V potential difference is maintained, what is the resulting current in the wire?

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(a) A 34.9-m length of copper wire at 20.0°C has a radius of 0.29 mm. If a potential difference of 7.0 V is applied across the length of the wire, determine the current in the wire. (Use the values in the following table.)

Resistivities and Temperature Coefficients of Resistivity for Various Materials (at 20°C)

Material Resistivity
(Ω · m)
Temperature Coefficient
of Resistivity [(°C)−1]
Silver 1.59 ✕ 10−8 3.8 ✕ 10−3
Copper 1.7 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3
Gold 2.44 ✕ 10−8 3.4 ✕ 10−3
Aluminum 2.82 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3
Tungsten 5.6 ✕ 10−8 4.5 ✕ 10−3
Iron 10.0 ✕ 10−8 5.0 ✕ 10−3
Platinum 11 ✕ 10−8 3.92 ✕ 10−3
Lead 22 ✕ 10−8 3.9 ✕ 10−3
Nichromea 150 ✕ 10−8 0.4 ✕ 10−3
Carbon 3.5 ✕ 10−5 −0.5 ✕ 10−3
Germanium 0.46 −48 ✕ 10−3
Silicon 640 −75 ✕ 10−3
Glass 1010–1014  
Hard rubber ≈1013  
Sulfur 1015  
Quartz (fused) 75 ✕ 1016  

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