Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Current Electricity

Question:

What happens to the resistance of a wire if its length is made double its value?

Options:

Doubles

Halves

Quadruples

No effect

Correct Answer:

Quadruples

Explanation:

Resistance : $ R = \rho \frac{l}{A}$

For a wire its volume $ V = lA = constant$

If length is doubled its area becomes doubled then its area will be halved and hence resistance become 4 times.