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How do you calculate a cross-sectional area When all you know is resistance resistivity and length?
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∙ 15y ago
I think the equation you are looking for is Resistance (ohms) = Resistivity * Length / Area or R=p*L/A.
This is the resistance of a circular wire with cross-section of A, length of L, and material with resistivity p. So to get area: Area = Resistivity * Length / Resistance.
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Why does the electrical resistivity of a conductor does not depend on its dimensions?
resistivity and resistance are two diff. things...........resistance depends on length and thickness resisitivity too depends on the area and length resistivity=resistance*area/length
What does resistance in wire depend on?
Resistance is directly proportional to the resistivity and length of the conductor, and inversely-proportional to its cross-sectional area. As resistivity is affected by temperature, we can say that temperature indirectly affects resistance.
What is the formula in finding the reduced size wire if the resistivity is increased?
L1-L0=(RESISTANCE*AREA)/RESISTIVITY where L1=INIIAL LENGTH and L2=FINAL LENGTH
What length of a copper wire 0.800-melimmeter in diameter has a resistance of 100 ohm?
Work it out for yourself. The equation you will need to use is: resistance = resistivity x (cross-sectional area / length) Manipulate the equation to make 'length' the subject, and use 17.25 x 10-9 ohm metres as the value of resistivity.
What are mathematical relationship between resistance and specificconductivity constant?
Cell constant(C) = Resistance(R) X Specific Conductivity(K)
Why does the electrical resistivity of a conductor does not depend on its dimensions?
resistivity and resistance are two diff. things...........resistance depends on length and thickness resisitivity too depends on the area and length resistivity=resistance*area/length
The resistance of a wire depends on the?
The length, cross-sectional area, and resistivity. As resistivity changes with temperature, temperature indirectly affects resistance.
Three ways which resistance of a wire can be increased?
You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).
What happens to the resistance as the area increases?
Double the area means half the resistance. Resistance = resistivity times length / area. Resistivity is a property of the material only.
What change in resistivity if length is doubled?
Resistivity is a property of a substance, and doesn't depend on the dimensions of a sample. If the length of a conductor is doubled, then its resistance doubles but its resistivity doesn't change.
How does resistivity vary if length and area are doubled?
if length is doubled then resistivity increases&when area is doubled resistivity decreases.
How Conduct related to conduction?
Conductivity is the inverse of resistivity. (i.e. conductivity = 1/resistivity) Resistivity is the resistance per metre of material. So a material will have a resistance of its length multiplied by its resistivity. So the resistance of an object is calculated from conductivity of the material from which it is made and its length by resistance = 1 / (conductivity * length) This makes no attempt to account for capacitance or inductance, so the impedance of a material would be calculated from conductivity as well as capacitance (or inductance) per unit length.
What is the formula for resistivity?
Resistance (Ohms) = Voltage (v) / Current (I)
What are four factor that determine resistance?
There are three, not four, factors that determine the resistance of a conductor. These are the length of a conductor, its cross-sectional area, and its resistivity.As resistivity is affected by temperature, you could say that temperature indirectly affects resistance but, strictly, temperature is affecting the resistivity not the resistance -which is why it is not considered a 'fourth' factor.So, resistance = resistivity x (length/area)
How do you calculate resistivity of copper wire?
(rho) or resistivity of a "wire" is calculated using this formule:rho = Resistance x Area / length of materialthe resistivity of copper is 1.7 x 10 -8 ohm/mResistivity is measured in ohm metres, NOT ohms per metre!
What is a resistance of a material?
Resistance is the opposition to the flow of electric current. It is affected by the length, cross-sectional area, and resistivity of a material. As resistivity is affected by temperature, temperature indirectly affects resistance.
What is the Change in resistivity of wire when its resistivity is doubled?
Resistivity of a wire of a certain material is independent of the wire's length. The only thing that would change is resistance. Since R=ρ/A, in the case of length doubling, resistance will also double.Resistance (R, Ω)Resistivity (ρ, Ω m)Length (, m)Cross surface area (A, m²)
