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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

When copper and germanium are cooled from room temperature to 100 K, then :

  1. A resistance of copper increases while that of germanium decreases
  2. B resistance of copper decreases while that of germanium increases
  3. C resistance of both decreases
  4. D resistance of both increases
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(B) resistance of copper decreases while that of germanium increases

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Copper is a conductor. When cooled, the thermal vibrations of its atoms decrease, allowing electrons to flow more easily. This causes its resistance to decrease. Germanium is a semiconductor. Its resistance depends on thermally excited charge carriers. When cooled, fewer…
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