Answer to Question #166106 in Electric Circuits for tanya chirongoma

Question

What is the resistance of a copper wire with a length of 40cm and a cross-sectional area of 0.016mm² if the resistivity of the material is 1.7x10 ^-8Ω.m? 

Answer 1

We can find the resistance of the copper wire from the formula:

$$R=\rho\dfrac{l}{A},$$ $$R=1.7\cdot10^{-8}\ \Omega\cdot m\cdot\dfrac{0.4\ m}{0.016\cdot10^{-6}\ m^2}=0.425\ \Omega.$$