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Date May 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09M.1.SL.TZ1.16
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 16 Adapted from N/A

Question

Two rectangular blocks, \(X\) and \(Y\), of the same material have different dimensions but the same overall resistance. Which of the following equations is correct?

A.     resistivity of \(X \times {\text{length of }}X = {\text{resistivity}}\) of \(Y \times {\text{length of }}Y\)

B.     \(\frac{{{\text{length of }}X}}{{{\text{cross sectional area of }}X}} = \frac{{{\text{length of }}Y}}{{{\text{cross sectional area of Y}}}}\)

C.     resistivity of \(X \times {\text{cross sectional area of }}X = {\text{resistivity of }}Y \times {\text{cross sectional area of }}Y\)

D.     \(\frac{{{\text{length of }}X}}{{{\text{cross sectional area of }}Y}} = \frac{{{\text{length of }}Y}}{{{\text{cross sectional area of }}X}}\)

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Electricity and magnetism » 5.2 – Heating effect of electric currents
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