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Christopher
Sep28-04, 03:56 PM
I have this question whihc is confusing me on Conductance. The Question is Paper uniformly coated with graphite can be electrically conducting. A strip of the coated paper is 10mm wide and 250mm long has a resistance of 2KO (ohms). Sggest dimensions for a strip with conductance 1mA V-1 (little -1 above V, sorry can't remember the name for that :frown: )

Okay this is what I know already which could help me. Conductance is increased with the length of wire (strip) and decreased with the width.

Thanks for your help. :smile:

Tide
Sep28-04, 04:34 PM
I think you're looking for this:
\frac {G_1}{G_2} = \frac {L_2}{L_1} \frac {W_1}{W_2}
You have the relationships backward. Conductance will decrease with increasing length and increase with increasing length, assuming constant temperature.

Christopher
Sep28-04, 04:49 PM
Thankyou. I was thinking of Resistance then which is the other way round.