Current Electricity Charging Discharging Of Capacitors Question 687

The resistance of a wire is R. It is bent at the middle by $ 180{}^\circ $ and both the ends are twisted together to make a shorter wire. The resistance of the new wire is one-third of the original resistance?

Options:

2R

R/2

R/4

R/8

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Resistance of wire (R) $ =\rho \frac{l}{A} $ If wire is bent in the middle then $ l’=\frac{l}{2},A’=A $



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