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A wire of a certain material is stretched slowly by $10 \%$. Its new resistance and specific resistance becomes respectively
PhysicsCurrent ElectricityKCETKCET 2022
Options:
  • A 1.2 times, 1.1 times
  • B 1.21 times, 1.21 times
  • C both remains the same
  • D None of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: None of these
Let initial length of the wire be $l$. After stretching new length of the wire $l^{\prime}$ is given as
$$
l^{\prime}=l+10 \% \text { of } l=l+\frac{10}{100} l=\frac{11 l}{10}=1 . l
$$
i.e. length is increased by 1.1 times
$$
\therefore \quad n=1.1
$$
We know that, when length of a wire is increased by $n$ times, then its new resistance is increased by $n^2$ times i.e. $R^{\prime}=n^2 R=(1.1)^2 R \quad[\because$ Here, $n=1.1]$ $=1.21 \mathrm{R}$

Specific resistance (resistivity) of a wire does not depends on its dimensions (length, width etc.) because it is a characteristic property of a materia and depends only nature of material of wire. Hence, specific resistance remains same.

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