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The resistance of a wire is ‘R’ ohm. If it is melted and stretched to ‘n’ times its original length, its new resistance will be

(A)

\(\large \frac{R}{n}\)

(B)

\(\large n^{2}R\)

(C)

\(\large \frac{R}{n^{2}}\)

(D)

nR

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Answer & Solution:

\(\large{A=area~of~cross~ section,~l=length~ of ~ wire~\\ Volume(V)=constant\\Al=A_{new}l_{new}\\ Al=A_{new}nl\\ A_{new}={\Large{{A}\over n}}\\ Resistance(R)=\rho{\Large{{l}\over A}}\\ R_{new}=\rho{\Large{{l_{new}}\over A_{new}}}=\rho{\Large{{n^2l}\over A}}=n^2R\\ }\)

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