Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 412

Question: A wire of radius r has resistance R. If it is stretched to a radius of $ \frac{3r}{4} $ , its resistance becomes

[BHU 2002]

Options:

A) $ \frac{9R}{16} $

B) $ \frac{16R}{9} $

C) $ \frac{81R}{256} $

D) $ \frac{256R}{81} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ \frac{R _{1}}{R _{2}}={{( \frac{r _{2}}{r _{1}} )}^{4}} $

Therefore $ \frac{R}{R _{2}}={{( \frac{3r/4}{r} )}^{4}}=\frac{81}{256}=R _{2}=\frac{256}{81}R $