Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 24SP
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The ratio of the resistance of a nichrome wire to the resistance of a copper wire of same length and diameter kept at same temperature.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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