Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electric circuits

Electric circuits — practice question

The diagram represents a circuit that has a break between points P and Q. Four metal wires made of the same material are, one after another, joined between points P and Q in the circuit. The table lists the diameters and lengths of the wires. In which wire is the current greatest?

  • Adiameter $0.10\,\text{mm}$, length $1.0\,\text{m}$
  • Bdiameter $0.10\,\text{mm}$, length $2.0\,\text{m}$
  • Cdiameter $0.20\,\text{mm}$, length $1.0\,\text{m}$
  • Ddiameter $0.20\,\text{mm}$, length $2.0\,\text{m}$

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