In a physics project, you need a wire to electrically heat a cryostat. You decide to create one with materials you have lying around. You find a 29.0-g piece of copper. The resistivity of copper is 1.68 x 10-8 Ω.m, and its density is 8.9 g/cm3. You will need to use all of your copper to create a solid cylindrical wire that has a total resistance of 0.75 Ω. Determine how long your wire will be, and what its diameter will be.

In a physics project, you need a wire to electrically heat a cryostat. You decide to create one with materials you have lying around. You find a 29.0-g piece of copper. The resistivity of copper is 1.68 x 10-8 Ω.m, and its density is 8.9 g/cm3. You will need to use all of your copper to create a solid cylindrical wire that has a total resistance of 0.75 Ω. Determine how long your wire will be, and what its diameter will be.

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Chapter9: Current And Resistance

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Problem 28P: An aluminum wire 1.628 mm in diameter (14-gauge) carries a current of 3.00 amps, (a) What is the...

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