What is the resistance of a silver resistor that is made from a 12.0 cm long wire that is has a cross sectional area of 1.4 mm^2? Table 16.8 The resistivity p of different materials. Resistivity (2 m, at 20 °C) Material Metals Silver 1.6 X 108 17Y 10-8
What is the resistance of a silver resistor that is made from a 12.0 cm long wire that is has a cross sectional area of 1.4 mm^2? Table 16.8 The resistivity p of different materials. Resistivity (2 m, at 20 °C) Material Metals Silver 1.6 X 108 17Y 10-8
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the resistance of a silver resistor that is made from a 12.0 cm long wire that
is has a cross sectional area of 1.4 mm^2?
Table 16.8 The resistivity p of
different materials.
Resistivity ( m,
at 20 °C)
Material
Metals
Silver
Copper
Aluminum
Tungsten
Constantan
1.6 X 10
1.7 X 10
2.8 X 10
5.2 X 10
50 X 10
Dielectrics
Ordinary glass
Hard rubber
Shellac
Dry wood
9 X 10
1 X 10
1 x 10
10 -10
Human tissue
Blood
1.5
20
25
Lung tissue
Fat
Trunk
Skin
5000-50,000
Geological materials
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Ground water
10-107
1-10
~10
O 3.61 m2
O 1.63 m2
3.16 m2
O
1.36 m2
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