Specific resistance of a conductor increases with

  • A
    Increase in cross-sectional area
  • B
    Increase in temperature
  • C
    Increase in cross-sectional area and decrease in length
  • D
    Decrease in cross-sectional area

Explore More

Similar Questions

The conductivity of a superconductor is.......

The resistance of a wire is $10\,\Omega$. Its length is increased by $10\%$ by stretching. The new resistance will now be .......... $\Omega$.

$A$ metal wire of specific resistance $64 \times 10^{-6} \, \Omega \cdot \text{cm}$ and length $198 \, \text{cm}$ has a resistance of $7 \, \Omega$. The radius of the wire will be ............. $\text{cm}$.

Two solid conductors are made of the same material,have the same length,and have the same resistance. One of them has a circular cross-section of area $A_{1}$ and the other has a square cross-section of area $A_{2}$. The ratio $\frac{A_{1}}{A_{2}}$ is

When the temperature of a wire is increased from $303 \ K$ to $356 \ K$,the resistance of the wire increases by $10 \%$. The temperature coefficient of resistance of the material of the wire is:

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo