Kenny's father bought him two cables that he can use for his project: a 200 cm cable, and a 50 cm cable. Kenny wants as little resistance in his circuit as possible. If both cables are made with the same conductor material, then which cable should he use?

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Kenny's father bought him two cables that he can use for his project: a 200 cm cable, and a 50 cm cable. Kenny wants as little resistance in his circuit as possible. If both cables are made with the same conductor material, then which cable should he use?

 

A. The 200 cm cable, because the longer a circuit is, the less resistance it has

B. The 50 cm cable, because the longer a circuit is, the more resistance it has

C. Either the 50 cm cable or the 200 cm cable, because they have the same resistance

D. Neither the 50 cm cable nor the 200 cm cable, because both of them have a resistance

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