A carbon rod with a radius of 2.1 mm is used to make a resistor. What length of the carbon rod should be used to make a 12 2 resistor? The resistivity of this material is 8.5 x 10 2- m. Answer in units of mm.

A carbon rod with a radius of 2.1 mm is used to make a resistor. What length of the carbon rod should be used to make a 12 2 resistor? The resistivity of this material is 8.5 x 10 2- m. Answer in units of mm.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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