Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Resistance and resistivity

Resistance and resistivity — practice question

A steel wire of length $2.20\ \text{m}$ is joined to a battery, as illustrated. The voltmeter shows $1.50\ \text{V}$, while the ammeter shows $4.90\ \text{A}$. Steel has a resistivity of $6.90 \times 10^{-7}\ \Omega\,\text{m}$. Determine the diameter of the steel wire.

  • A$1.76 \times 10^{-4}\ \text{m}$
  • B$3.52 \times 10^{-4}\ \text{m}$
  • C$1.26 \times 10^{-3}\ \text{m}$
  • D$2.51 \times 10^{-3}\ \text{m}$

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