Question
Two copper wires A and B have the same length and are connected across the same battery. If find the ratio of their cross-sectional areas, .
Solution
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1 of 2Both of the wires are copper, so their resistivities will be the same. Thus, the ratio of the cross-sectional area for the wires is:
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