An electronic device designed to operate at any temperature in the range from -17.1°C to 59.4°C contains pure carbon resistors. What is the percent difference in resistance over this range? The temperature coefficient of resistivity for carbon is -0.500 • 10-3/°C. _____%

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An electronic device designed to operate at any temperature in the range from -17.1°C to 59.4°C contains pure carbon resistors. What is the percent difference in resistance over this range? The temperature coefficient of resistivity for carbon is -0.500 • 10-3/°C.

_____%

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T i =-17.1°C 

f =59.4°C

αC=-0.500×10-3 /°C

Let the resistance at -17.1°C  is Ro and at 59.4°C is R.

 

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