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Tanishq Nandan
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Homework Statement
The resistivity of a potentiometer wire is (40×10^-8) ohm-m and the area of cross section is (8×10^-6)m^2.If 0.2 amp current is flowing through the wire,then the potential gradient will be??
Homework Equations
1.Resistance=[(Resisitvity)×(Length)]/(Cross-sectional area)
2.V=IR
3.Potential gradient of wire= (Potential difference across wire)/(Length of wire)
The Attempt at a Solution
▪Assuming the length of the wire to be l, and using formula 1,we can find the resistance of the wire.
▪Using formula 2,potential difference across the wire can be found,since we know the current flowing through the wire(which will obviously come in terms of l).
▪Using formula 3,we can get the value of potential gradient.
Problem:My answer is coming 1Vm^-1 whereas the answer given is 0.01Vm^-1
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