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Date November 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09N.1.SL.TZ0.17
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 17 Adapted from N/A

Question

A cylindrical conductor of length \(l\), diameter \(D\) and resistivity \(\rho \) has resistance \(R\). A different cylindrical conductor of resistivity \(2\rho \), length \(2l\) and diameter \(2D\) has a resistance

A.     \(2R\)

B.     \(R\)

C.     \(\frac{R}{2}\)

D.     \(\frac{R}{4}\)

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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