Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Current Electricity

Question:

The resistance of a metallic wire becomes 8 times when

           

Options:

length is doubled   

 length is triped 

length is doubled and radius is halved 

 length is halved and radius is doubled

Correct Answer:

length is doubled and radius is halved 

Explanation:

$R= \frac{\rho l}{A} \propto \frac{l}{r^2}$ 

$\text{R become 8 times when length is doubled and radius is halved.}$