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The specific resisitivity - also called residual or inherent resistivity - of a particular material (scientifically called its specific resistivity) is measured in ohms per unit volume.
It can be determined by measuring the resistance of a test conductor having unit length and unit cross sectional area or some other accurately-measured volume of the material.
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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
How do you calculate a cross-sectional area When all you know is resistance resistivity and length?
I think the equation you are looking for is Resistance (ohms) = Resistivity * Length / Area or R=p*L/A. This is the resistance of a circular wire with cross-section of A, length of L, and material with resistivity p. So to get area: Area = Resistivity * Length / Resistance.
What is the resistivity of PVC?
10^15
Why is resistivity of a semiconductor higher than that of a metal?
Resistivity is the resistance, in ohms, between the opposite faces of a 1-metre-cube of a material. For metals, resistivity is in the region of 0.0000001 ohm-metre. For semiconductors, it is much higher - it is in the region of 0.01 ohm-metres.
What is the formula in finding the reduced size wire if the resistivity is increased?
L1-L0=(RESISTANCE*AREA)/RESISTIVITY where L1=INIIAL LENGTH and L2=FINAL LENGTH
Why Alloys of metals have greater resistivity than their constituents?
Resistance is due to scattering of conduction electrons. A metallic crystal can be viewed simplistically as a periodic array of ions with a cloud of delocalised conduction elections. The electrons do not scatter of the ions themselves because the crystal is periodic. There are two significant causes of scattering: 1. scattering off vibrations of the atomic lattice (phonons). This contribution to the resistivity is proportional to temperature. 2. scattering off defects in the crystal. At low temperature, this is the cause of a finite 'residual resistivity'. The two terms add linearly Rtotal = R1(T) + R2 Cold working a metal will introduce defects and thus lead to an increase in R2. Conversely, annealling the metal at high temperature will remove defects and reduce the residual resistivity.
What is the resistivity of graphite?
The resistivity of graphite is 7.837 µΩm.
What is thermal resistivity of soils?
Resistivity is the opposite of conductivity. The thermal resistivity of soil is the degree to which soil impedes the flow of heat, or insulates against heat.
Do wires that have high resistivity have high conductivity also?
No. In fact it is the opposite. Conductivity is the reciprocal of resistivity so a high resistivity means low conductivity. peace.
What are the formulae of resistivity?
There is no 'formula' for resistivity. The resistivities of different conductors have been determined by experiment.
What change in resistivity if length is doubled?
Resistivity is a property of a substance, and doesn't depend on the dimensions of a sample. If the length of a conductor is doubled, then its resistance doubles but its resistivity doesn't change.
What is the value of resistivity of human skin?
The value of resistivity of human skin is 0.2 Ohm-meters
How do you convert conductivity to resistivity?
Conductivity is a measure of the ability of a substance to conduct electricity. Resistivity is a measure of how strongly a substance resists the flow of an electric current. So conductivity and resistivity are opposed to each other. A good conductor like copper has a low resistivity, and a good insulator like glass has a low conductivity and a high resistivity. Mathematically, conductivity and resistivity are inverses of each other, so it is quite easy to convert conductivity to resistance.
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.
If a wire of resistivity is stretched to thrice its initial length what will be its new resistivity?
the resistivity will increase by nine times
What is unit of resistivity?
ohm
What is meant by the term resistance?
What is meant by the term resistivity?
