A copper wire 85 m long must experience a voltage drop of less than 1.2 V when a current of 1.7 A passes through it. Using the data in Table 1, calculate the minimum diameter (in mm to 2 decimal places) of the wire that can be used. Table 1: Room-Temperature Electrical Conductivities for Nine Common Metals and Alloys Metal Silver Copper Gold Aluminium Brass (70Cu-30Zn) Iron Platinum Plain carbon steel Electrical Conductivity ((. m)-1 6.8 x 107 6.0 x 107 4.3 x 107 3.8 x 107 1.6 x 107 1.0 x 107 0.94 x 107 0.6 x 107

A copper wire 85 m long must experience a voltage drop of less than 1.2 V when a current of 1.7 A passes through it. Using the data in Table 1, calculate the minimum diameter (in mm to 2 decimal places) of the wire that can be used. Table 1: Room-Temperature Electrical Conductivities for Nine Common Metals and Alloys Metal Silver Copper Gold Aluminium Brass (70Cu-30Zn) Iron Platinum Plain carbon steel Electrical Conductivity ((. m)-1 6.8 x 107 6.0 x 107 4.3 x 107 3.8 x 107 1.6 x 107 1.0 x 107 0.94 x 107 0.6 x 107

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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