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A 1 m long stainless steel wire has electrical conductivity of (4.05x10^6) Ωm−1, and end-to-end resistance of (2.1680x10^0)Ω What is the radius of the wire in m?
Electrical resistivity
R = end to end resistance of material = (2.1680x10^0)Ω
= length of material = 1 m
A = cross-sectional area
Electrical resistivity = 1/electrical conductivity
= 1/(4.05x10^6)
= 2.469 x 10^-7 Ωm
A = (1m x 2.469 x 10^-7 Ωm) / (2.1680x10^0)Ω
= 1.1389 x 10^-7 m2
(3.14/4)*d2 = 1.1389 x 10^-7 m2
d2 = 1.1389 x 10^-7 m2 x 4 / 3.14
d = 3.808 x 10^-4 m
Radius of wire = d/2
= 3.808 x 10^-4 m /2
= 1.904 x 10^-4 m