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Name three factors on which resistance of a given wire depends and state how it is affected by the factors stated by you?
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The three factors on which the resistance of wire depends are —
- Dependence on length of the wire — the resistance of a wire is directly proportional to the length of the wire.
R ∝ l - Dependence on the thickness of the wire — the resistance of a wire is inversely proportional to it's area of cross section (a) normal to the direction of flow of current.
R ∝ - Dependence on the temperature of the wire — the resistance of conductor increases with an increase in it's temperature.
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