WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    One kg of copper is drawn into a wire of 1 mm diameter and a wire of 2 mm diameter. The resistance of the two wires will be in the ratio

    A)  2:1                                        

    B)  1:2

    C)  16:1                                      

    D) 4:1

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Mass of 1st wire \[=(\pi r_{1}^{2}{{l}_{1}})\sigma \] Mass of Und wire \[=(\pi r_{2}^{2}{{l}_{2}})\sigma \] \[\therefore \]    \[(\pi r_{1}^{2}{{l}_{1}})\sigma =(\pi r_{2}^{2}{{l}_{2}})\sigma \] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{l}_{1}}}{{{l}_{2}}}={{\left(\frac{{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}} \right)}^{2}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{2}}}=\frac{\rho \frac{{{l}_{1}}}{{{A}_{1}}}}{\rho \frac{{{l}_{2}}}{{{A}_{2}}}}\] \[=\frac{{{l}_{1}}}{{{l}_{2}}}\times \frac{{{A}_{2}}}{{{A}_{1}}}=\frac{{{l}_{1}}}{{{l}_{2}}}\times {{\left( \frac{{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}} \right)}^{2}}\] \[={{\left( \frac{{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}} \right)}^{2}}={{\left( \frac{1}{1/2} \right)}^{4}}\] \[=16:1\]


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