A temperature-stable resistor is made by connecting a resistor made of silicon in series with one made of iron. If the required total resistance is 1200 Q in a wide temperature range around 20°C, what should be the resistance of the (a) silicon resistor and (b) iron resistor? (See the table below.) Resistivities of Some Materials at Room Temperature (20°C) Resistivity, p (N-m) Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity, a (K) Material Typical Metals Silver 1.62 x 10-8 4.1 x 10-3 Copper 1.69 x 10-8 4.3 x 10-3 Gold 2.35 x 10-8 4.0 x 10-3 Aluminum 2.75 x 10-8 4.4 x 10-3 Manganin Tungsten 4.82 x 10-8 0.002 x 10-3 5.25 x 10-8 4.5 x 10-3 Iron 9.68 x 10-8 6.5 x 10-3 Platinum 10.6 x 10-8 3.9 x 10-3 Silicon, pure Silicon, n-type Silicon, p-type Typical Semiconductors 2.5 x 103 8.7 x 10-4 -70 x 10-3 2.8 x 10-3 Typical Insulators 1010 – 1014 Glass Fused quartz -1016 "An alloy specifically designed to have a small value of a. Pure silicon doped with phosphorus impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m- "Pure silicon doped with aluminum impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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A temperature-stable resistor is made by connecting a resistor made of silicon in series with one made of iron. If the required total
resistance is 1200 Q in a wide temperature range around 20°C, what should be the resistance of the (a) silicon resistor and (b) iron
resistor? (See the table below.)
Resistivities of Some Materials at Room Temperature (20°C)
Resistivity, p
(N-m)
Temperature Coefficient
of Resistivity, a (K)
Material
Typical Metals
Silver
1.62 x 10-8
4.1 x 10-3
Copper
1.69 x 10-8
4.3 x 10-3
Gold
2.35 x 10-
4.0 x 10-3
4.4 x 10-3
Aluminum
2.75 x 10-8
Manganin
Tungsten
4.82 x 10-8
0.002 x 10-3
5.25 x 10-8
4.5 x 10-3
Iron
9.68 x 10-8
6.5 x 10-3
Platinum
10.6 x 10-8
3.9 x 10-3
Typical Semiconductors
2.5 x 103
8.7 x 10-4
Silicon, pure
-70 x 10-3
Silicon, n-type
Silicon, p-type
2.8 x 10-3
Typical Insulators
1010 – 1014
Glass
Fused quartz
-1016
"An alloy specifically designed to have a small value of a.
"Pure silicon doped with phosphorus impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m-
"Pure silicon doped with aluminum impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m.
(a) Number
Units
(b) Number
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A temperature-stable resistor is made by connecting a resistor made of silicon in series with one made of iron. If the required total resistance is 1200 Q in a wide temperature range around 20°C, what should be the resistance of the (a) silicon resistor and (b) iron resistor? (See the table below.) Resistivities of Some Materials at Room Temperature (20°C) Resistivity, p (N-m) Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity, a (K) Material Typical Metals Silver 1.62 x 10-8 4.1 x 10-3 Copper 1.69 x 10-8 4.3 x 10-3 Gold 2.35 x 10- 4.0 x 10-3 4.4 x 10-3 Aluminum 2.75 x 10-8 Manganin Tungsten 4.82 x 10-8 0.002 x 10-3 5.25 x 10-8 4.5 x 10-3 Iron 9.68 x 10-8 6.5 x 10-3 Platinum 10.6 x 10-8 3.9 x 10-3 Typical Semiconductors 2.5 x 103 8.7 x 10-4 Silicon, pure -70 x 10-3 Silicon, n-type Silicon, p-type 2.8 x 10-3 Typical Insulators 1010 – 1014 Glass Fused quartz -1016 "An alloy specifically designed to have a small value of a. "Pure silicon doped with phosphorus impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m- "Pure silicon doped with aluminum impurities to a charge carrier density of 10 m. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units
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