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If you stretch a wire, it would become longer, and therefore thinner. The cross sectional area will decrease and so the resistance will increase.
in the real world, if it's stranded wire, the strands will likely break. Solid wire would not stretch evenly, and in either case insulation will tear, so I wouldn't recommend stretching a wire.
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Stretch a copper wire so that its thinner and the resistance between its end?
increases
What are two ways to alter the wire to increase the resistance in the electric circuit?
The resistance can be changed in following two ways: 1.By change the length of the wire. 2.By changing the area of cross section of the wire.
What happens to an electric current when the wire is made smaller?
Electric current as we usually describe it is the flow of electrons. Current is caused to flow by voltage, which can be looked at as "electrical pressure" that forces electrons to move. Currents can be made smaller or larger by decreasing the voltage across a fixed amount of resistance. As resistance is the quality of "resisting" or "limiting" current flow, we can change resistance to change current. For a give voltage, if we increase the resistance, we can make the current smaller, and if we decrease it, we can make current larger. In electronics, voltage equals current times resistance. E = I x R Also true is that current is equal to voltage divided by resistance. I = E/R As current equals volts divided by resistance, if we change one of them without changing the other, current will change. And in increase in voltage (with no change to resistance) will cause current to go up. The opposite is also true. Also, if we increase resistance (with no change in voltage), current will go down. And the opposite is true here, too.
How does temperature affect resistance of a wire?
If you are asking if a hot wire has a greater resistance than a cold wire then the answer I would say is yes. Cold wires have always had less resistance than hot wires
A wire with resistance R is connected to the terminals of a 30 V battery. What is the current through the wire if the wire has the resistance?
Your current will be 30/R Amps. Where R is the resistance in Ohms.
Stretch a copper wire so that its thinner and the resistance between its end?
increases
What is the effect on its resistance if a resistive wire is elongated?
There are two ways to elongate a piece of wire: Either stretch it, or attach another piece onto one end of it. Either way, the resistance will increase.
What would reduce resistance in a copper wire?
Reduce the resistance:-- Use a shorter piece of wire.-- Use thicker wire.-- Cool the wire.Increase the resistance:-- Use a longer piece of wire.-- Use thinner wire.-- File a nick in the piece of wire you have.-- Stretch the wire.-- Heat the wire.
What factor can change the amount of resistance in a wire?
Rubba Bubba Rubber coating, around the wire
Three ways which resistance of a wire can be increased?
You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).You can increase the resistance in the wire, by doing any of the following:Increase the length of the wire.Reduce the wire's cross-section.Change to a material that has a greater resistivity (specific resistance).
What happens to resistance of the wire if the wire is short?
Short wire has less resistance Long wire has more resistance Thick wire has less resistance Thin wire has more resistance
What are two ways to alter the wire to increase the resistance in the electric circuit?
The resistance can be changed in following two ways: 1.By change the length of the wire. 2.By changing the area of cross section of the wire.
What is the Change in resistance of wire when its length is double?
Assuming the wire follows Ohm's Law, the resistance of a wire is directly proportional to its length therefore doubling the length will double the resistance of the wire. However when the length of the wire is doubled, its cross-sectional area is halved. ( I'm assuming the volume of the wire remains constant and of course that the wire is a cylinder.) As resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area, halving the area leads to doubling the resistance. The combined effect of doubling the length and halving the cross-sectional area is that the original resistance of the wire has been quadrupled.
How does the thickness of the wire affect resistance?
A thicker wire has less resistance than a thinner wire.
How does the thickness of wire affect the resistance?
A thicker wire has less resistance than a thinner wire.
Why doubling the length of a wire will double its resistance?
Assuming the wire follows Ohm's Law, the resistance of a wire is directly proportional to its length therefore doubling the length will double the resistance of the wire. However when the length of the wire is doubled, its cross-sectional area is halved. ( I'm assuming the volume of the wire remains constant and of course that the wire is a cylinder.) As resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area, halving the area leads to doubling the resistance. The combined effect of doubling the length and halving the cross-sectional area is that the original resistance of the wire has been quadrupled.
How does the resistance of a wire vary with its length?
resistance of wire increases with increases of length
