Aluminum has 62% of copper conductivity but is just 30% the weight of copper. Show that this means the bare aluminum wire, which has the same electrical resistance, weighs half as much as the bare copper wire.  If needed: the density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cc, while for copper it is 8.96 g/cc.

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Aluminum has 62% of copper conductivity but is just 30% the weight of copper. Show that this means the bare aluminum wire, which has the same electrical resistance, weighs half as much as the bare copper wire. 

If needed: the density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cc, while for copper it is 8.96 g/cc.

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