A wire is stretched such that its resistance increases by
6% .
If we assume initial resistance to be
100Ω Then the new resistance will be given by
Rnew=100Ω+1006×100Ω=106ΩWe know that, the resistance is given by
R=ρAI⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅(i)Where, aréa
(A) can be expressed in terms of volume
(V) is
A=lVEquation (i) then gives us,
R=ρVl2Since, the resistivity and volume are going to remain the same, only change in length will be observed.
So,
l2=ρRV…..... (ii) (Original length)
Let new length be
lnew , so
lnew2=ρRnewV⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅(iii)Dividing Eq. (iii) by Eq. (ii), we get
l2lnew2=RRnew=100106". " ⇒lnew=1.029l % change in length
=(llnew−l)×100%=(l1.029l−l)×100 =0.029×100=29% ≈3%