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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A metallic conductor connected to a battery is heated due to the passage of current. The quantity which does not change is :

  1. A Resistance
  2. B Resistivity
  3. C Number of free electrons per unit volume
  4. D Drift speed of electrons
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(C) Number of free electrons per unit volume

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In a metallic conductor, the number of free electrons per unit volume \((n)\) is a constant characteristic of the material and does not change with temperature. In contrast, heating increases resistivity and resistance while decreasing drift speed due to more frequent lattice…