Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Resistance and resistivity

Resistance and resistivity — practice question

A pencil is used to make a line of length $30\ \text{cm}$ and width $1.2\ \text{mm}$. The resistivity of the material in the pencil is $2.0 \times 10^{-5}\ \Omega\,\text{m}$ and the resistance of the line is $40\ \text{k}\Omega$. What is the thickness of the line?

  • A$1.25 \times 10^{-10}\ \text{m}$
  • B$1.25 \times 10^{-8}\ \text{m}$
  • C$1.25 \times 10^{-7}\ \text{m}$
  • D$1.25 \times 10^{-5}\ \text{m}$

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