Question
A 14.0 ohm resistor is made from a coil of copper wire whose total mass is 23.0 g. What is the diameter of the wire, and how long is it?
Answers
need conductivity of copper, in your book, call it c
need density of copper, call it rho
1/R = 1/14 = c(pi r^2)/L
but
rho pi r^2 L = 23 grams= .023 kg
so
pi r^2 = .023/(rho L)
so
1/14 = c (.023/(rho L^2))
solve for L etc
make sure you use consistent units. I am assuming meters, kilograms, seconds
need density of copper, call it rho
1/R = 1/14 = c(pi r^2)/L
but
rho pi r^2 L = 23 grams= .023 kg
so
pi r^2 = .023/(rho L)
so
1/14 = c (.023/(rho L^2))
solve for L etc
make sure you use consistent units. I am assuming meters, kilograms, seconds
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