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.
Resistivity of a wire of a certain material is independent of the wire's length. The only thing that would change is resistance. Since R=ρ/A, in the case of length doubling, resistance will also double.
Resistance (R, Ω)
Resistivity (ρ, Ω m)
Length (, m)
Cross surface area (A, m²)
If you go from one piece of wire, to another piece of the same kind of wire that's
three times as long, the triple-length piece will have triple the resistance of the
short piece.
If you just stretch the original wire to triple its original length, then all bets are off.
Its resistance will definitely increase, and will be at least triple, but it could be more
than that.
is doubled, R1 + R2 +R3 + Rn = Rtotal therefore 2 X Rwire= 2 X Rtotal
Wire resistance is measured in ohms per unit length. So increasing the length increases the resistance.
Nothing. Resistivity, expressed in ohm metres, is a constant for any particular conductor although it is affected by temperature.
Doubling the length of a wire doubles the resistance value of the wire. It is equivalent to placing resistors in series where the total resistance value is the sum of all the resistors.
resistance doubles
The wire resistance is proportional to the length of wire divided by its cross-section area. The voltage drop is proportional to the resistance times the current.
Basic: The larger the diameter the less resistance.Deep:R = p (L / A)The resistance is proportional to the length of the wire divided by its cross-sectional area. p is the resistivity of the material in question and varies greatly. Since area (assuming a circular wire) is A = pi * r2 the larger the diameter of the wire the lower its resistance will be.AnswerResistance is inversely proportional to the square of the diameter. So, if you double the diameter, you will quarter the resistance. If you halve the diameter, you will quadruple the resistance.
Depending on the length of the wire difference between the shot and long wire, in technical fact the bulb would be brighter if a shorter wire was used, but not that much brighter. Energy is used up as it travels along wires.
Resistance is caused due to the collision of the moving free electrons in a conductor with the fixed positive ions in the metal when a potential difference is applied across the conductor. As the length increases, the number of collisions by the moving free electrons with the fixed positive ions increases as more number of fixed positive ions are present in an increased length of the conductor. As a result, resistance increases. -Sanjay
Wire has a certain amount of resistance. As electricity flows down the wire, some of the voltage is lost in the wire before reaching the lamp. So, the longer the wire, the less voltage the lamp gets, and the dimmer it will be.
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.
Double the length is double the resistance. Resistance of a wire is the resistivity of the material, times the length, divided by the cross-section area.
resistance of wire increases with increases of length
Resistivity of a wire of a certain material is independent of the wire's length. The only thing that would change is resistance. Since R=ρ/A, in the case of length doubling, resistance will also double.Resistance (R, Ω)Resistivity (ρ, Ω m)Length (, m)Cross surface area (A, m²)
Yes, resistance is directly proportional to the length, and inversely proportional to the cross sectional area. R = p*l/A. Where R is the resistance of the piece of conducting material, p is Greek letter rho, representing the resistivity of the material, l (lower case L) is the length, and A is the area.
Use thicker wire. Doubling the diameter gives one quarter the resistance.
If the wire's cross-section area is constant, then its resistance per unit length is constant, and the total resistance should be directly proportional to the length of a wire segment.
Resistance is inversely-proportional to the cross-sectional area of a conductor. For example, doubling its cross-sectional area will halve its resistance, while halving its cross-sectional area will double its resistance.Since the cross-sectional area of a circular-section conductor is proportional to the square of its radius, doubling that radius will reduce its resistance by one quarter, while halving its radius will quadruple its resistance.
resistance is directly proportional to wire length and inversely proportional to wire cross-sectional area. In other words, If the wire length is doubled, the resistance is doubled too. If the wire diameter is doubled, the resistance will reduce to 1/4 of the original resistance.
If the load resistance is constant, then increasing the voltage will increase the current by the same proportion -i.e. doubling the voltage will double the current.
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).
R = (density)(Length)/(Area) Unit of resistance is Ohms.