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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Current electricity
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Medium
  • Numerical

If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length by \(20 \% \). The percentage increase in resistance of the wire is \(..........\%\)

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(C) \(44\)

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As volume is constant,

So resistance \(\propto\) (length \()^2\)

\(\Rightarrow \% \text { change in resistance }=20+20+\frac{400}{100}=44 \%\)

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