The current price of gold costs $58,887.31 per kilogram while silver costs $864.19 per kilogram. The density of gold is 19.32 [g]/[cm]^3 while silver is 10.49 [g]/[cm]^3. A)If you desired to create electrical wires that are both 10 [m] long, how thick or thin would the gold wire be compared to the silver wire if you desired for them to have the same electrical resistance? (i.e. - find the difference in diameters.) B)Given the situation in part a, how much more would the gold wire cost in comparison to the silver wire?

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The current price of gold costs $58,887.31 per kilogram while silver costs $864.19 per kilogram. The density of gold is 19.32 [g]/[cm]^3 while silver is 10.49 [g]/[cm]^3.

A)If you desired to create electrical wires that are both 10 [m] long, how thick or thin would the gold wire be compared to the silver wire if you desired for them to have the same electrical resistance? (i.e. - find the difference in diameters.)

B)Given the situation in part a, how much more would the gold wire cost in comparison to the silver wire?

 

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