At the same temperature, two wires made of pure copper have different resistances. The same voltage is applied at the ends of each wire. The wires may differ in ( check all that apply) _ a. length _b. cross-sectional area _c. resistivity _d. amount of electric current passing through them Hint 1) The resistivity of a metallic conductor, such as copper, nearly always increases with increasing temperature.   Hint 2) For an ohmic conductor, that is, a conductor such as copper that obeys Ohm's law, the resistance R is proportional to the length L and inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area A. That is, R=ρL/A          where ρ ie. rho, is the resistivity of the material. Note that ρ is a characteristic of the specific material and may vary with temperature. Hint 3) Ohm's law tells us that the potential difference V between the ends of a conductor is equal to the product of the current I through the conductor and the conductor's resistance R, V=IR

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At the same temperature, two wires made of pure copper have different resistances. The same voltage is applied at the ends of each wire. The wires may differ in ( check all that apply)

_ a. length

_b. cross-sectional area

_c. resistivity

_d. amount of electric current passing through them

Hint 1) The resistivity of a metallic conductor, such as copper, nearly always increases with increasing temperature.
 
Hint 2) For an ohmic conductor, that is, a conductor such as copper that obeys Ohm's law, the resistance R is proportional to the length L and inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area A. That is,

R=ρL/A         

where ρ ie. rho, is the resistivity of the material. Note that ρ is a characteristic of the specific material and may vary with temperature.

Hint 3) Ohm's law tells us that the potential difference V between the ends of a conductor is equal to the product of the current I through the conductor and the conductor's resistance R,

V=IR

 
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