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No. Resistivity is a material property, and is defined as the resistance for a piece of material of some standard size.

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What is resistivity and what factor does it depend?

Electrical resistivity (also known as resistivity, specific electrical resistance, or volume resistivity) quantifies how strongly a given material opposes the flow of electric current. A low resistivity indicates a material that readily allows the movement of electric charge. Resistivity is commonly represented by the Greek letter ρ (rho). The SI unit of electrical resistivity is theohm⋅metre (Ω⋅m)It defined as resistance offerde by a unit length and cross section area conductor.It depends on material used.it depends on relexation time and temperature.


Does a thin wire has more RESISTIVITy or a thin wire of the same material?

Resistivity is a property of the material only, not of the dimensions of the wire. The resistance of a wire is the resistivity times the length divided by the cross-section area. So a long wire has more resistance, a thicker wire has less resistance, even if they are both made of copper with the same resistivity.


What is temperature coefficient for insulator?

"Temperature coefficient" means, how does a certain physical quantity vary, depending on the temperature. In this case, the physical quantity in question is probably the electrical resistance, or the electrical resistivity.


Does resistivity depend on length and area of the cross section of the material?

No. Resistivity is a material constant, defined for a standard size of material. For another size of material, it can be calculated. Resistivity is the same for any piece of material; resistance can change.


What is the difference between resistance and the resistivity?

Resistance is the value of a given wire in ohm but resistivity is value of the material with which that wire is made in ohm meter. R = rho * L / A Here rho is resistivity and R is resistance. L is the length of the wire and A is area of cross section

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Why does the electrical resistivity of a conductor does not depend on its dimensions?

resistivity and resistance are two diff. things...........resistance depends on length and thickness resisitivity too depends on the area and length resistivity=resistance*area/length


From copper and manganin which has higher resistance?

The question is actually wrong, they can both have the same resistance if configured differently, the real question should be which has a higher resistivity which is the electrical resistance found in a standard amount of each material. In this case Manganin has a higher resistivity than copper.


What are the four factorws affecting electrical resistance?

There are really only three things that affect electrical resistance. They are the length and cross-sectional area of a conductor and its resistivity. However, resistivity depends not only on the material from which the conductor is manufactured, but upon its temperature. So you could say that temperature indirectly affects resistance via its resistivity.


What is resistivity of material?

the electrical resistance of a conductor through unit cross-sectional area per length is called "resistivity of material"


Does electrical resistance depend on temperature and bias voltage?

Electrical resistance depends on the temperature but not the biased voltage.AnswerIt's resistivity that can be affected by temperature, which means that resistance is indirectly affected by temperature.


What is resistivity and what factor does it depend?

Electrical resistivity (also known as resistivity, specific electrical resistance, or volume resistivity) quantifies how strongly a given material opposes the flow of electric current. A low resistivity indicates a material that readily allows the movement of electric charge. Resistivity is commonly represented by the Greek letter ρ (rho). The SI unit of electrical resistivity is theohm⋅metre (Ω⋅m)It defined as resistance offerde by a unit length and cross section area conductor.It depends on material used.it depends on relexation time and temperature.


Does a thin wire has more RESISTIVITy or a thin wire of the same material?

Resistivity is a property of the material only, not of the dimensions of the wire. The resistance of a wire is the resistivity times the length divided by the cross-section area. So a long wire has more resistance, a thicker wire has less resistance, even if they are both made of copper with the same resistivity.


What is formula of resistivity?

R is the electrical resistance,A is the cross-sectional area,l is the length of the piece of material.


Can you represent electrical conductivity by finding its electrical resistance?

Conductivity is the reciprocal of resistivity, and is expressed in siemens per metre (S/m). Resistivity and, therefore, conductivity vary with temperature so are usually quoted at a specified temperature.Resistance is expressed in ohms. If you accurately measure the resistance, length, and cross-sectional area of a conductor, then you could determine its resistivity and, from that, its conductivity.


What is the formula of resistivity?

R is the electrical resistance,A is the cross-sectional area,l is the length of the piece of material.


Why is copper wire the best known conductor?

The best electrical conductor known is silver, not copper. Electrical resistivity of silver: 1,59.10-8 ohm.m Electrical resistivity of copper: 1,68.10-8 ohm.m A good electrical conductor has a very low electrical resistivity and a high electrical conductivity (the same principles for the thermal conductivity).


What is the resistance formula?

R= ρL/A ρ- electrical resistivity of the materialL- length of the conductor.A- cross sectional area of the conductor.