The resistivity of silver ρ = 1.61 x 10-8 Ω.m.  If you have a length of silver wire that is 3.15 m in length, and that has a cross-sectional diameter of 482 μm, what is the resistance of that wire (in Ω, or Ohms)?

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The resistivity of silver ρ = 1.61 x 10-8 Ω.m.  If you have a length of silver wire that is 3.15 m in length, and that has a cross-sectional diameter of 482 μm, what is the resistance of that wire (in Ω, or Ohms)?

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