Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 328

Question: The resistance of a wire is 20 ohms. It is so stretched that the length becomes three times, then the new resistance of the wire will be

[MP PET 1989]

Options:

A) 6.67 ohms

B) 60.0 ohms

C) 120 ohms

D) 180.0 ohms

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

In case of stretching of wire $ R\propto l $ $ \Rightarrow $ If length becomes 3 times so Resistance becomes 9 times i.e. $ R’=9\times 20=180\Omega $



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