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The resistance of platinum wire at 0°C is 22.05 Ω and at 100°C it becomes 22.70 Ω. When the wire is heated to a temperature of t°C the resistance of wire becomes 24.91Ω. The value of t is 

1.  220

2.  440

3.  310

4.  550

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The resistivity of iron is 1 × 10–7 ohm m. The resistance of iron wire of particular length and thickness is 1 ohm. If the length and the diameter of wire both are doubled, then the resistivity in ohm m will be :

(1) 1 × 10–7

(2) 2 × 10–7

(3) 4 × 10–7

(4) 8 × 10–7

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The resistivity of a wire :

1. Increases with the length of the wire
2. Decreases with the area of cross-section
3. Decreases with the length and increases with the cross-section of the wire
4. None of the above statement is correct
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The specific resistance of a wire is ρ, its volume is 3 m3 and its resistance is 3 ohms, then its length will be 

(1) 1ρ

(2) 3ρ

(3) 1ρ3

(4) ρ13 

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The specific resistance of all metals is most affected by :

(1) Temperature

(2) Pressure

(3) Degree of illumination

(4) Applied magnetic field

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