Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern, Revised Hybrid (with Enhanced WebAssign Printed Access Card for Physics, Multi-Term Courses)
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(a) A 33.5-m length of copper wire at 20.0°C has a radius of 0.31 mm. If a potential difference of 7.0 V is applied across the length of the wire, determine the current in the wire. (Use the values in the following table.)
(b) If the wire is heated to 32.0°C while the 7.0-V potential difference is maintained, what is the resulting current in the wire?
The current passing through a copper wire is I=20 A. The resistivity of copper at room temperature is given as
p = 1.7 x 10-8m. The cylindrical wire has a length of L=30 m and a diameter of D=3,7 mm. Take = 3.
b) Calculate the magnitude of the external electric field required to generate this current, in mV/m.
A spool of copper wire 290 m long and with a diameter of 0.440 mm is at 20.0°C. For copper, the resistivity is
1.70 x 10 8 .m and the temperature coefficient of resistivity is 3.90 x 10- (°C)-1.
(a) What is the magnitude of the electric field (in V/m) in the wire if it carries a current of 0.550 A?
V/m
(b) What is the electric power (in W) delivered to the spool while it carries a current of 0.550 A?
W
(c) What is the power (in W) delivered to the spool if the potential difference across the wire is held constant and the
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