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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A piece of copper and a piece of germanium are cooled from room temperature 20 C down to 80 K. The resistance of

  1. A both of them will increase.
  2. B both of them will decreases.
  3. C copper increases and that of germanium decreases.
  4. D copper decreases and that of germanium increases.
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(D) copper decreases and that of germanium increases.

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Copper is a metal; its resistance decreases with decreasing temperature. Germanium is a semiconductor; its resistance increases with decreasing temperature. Result: copper decreases and that of germanium increases.
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