Nichrome wire, often used for heating elements, has resistivity of 1.0 × 10-6 Ω • m at room temperature. What length of No. 30 wire (of diameter 0.250 mm) is needed to wind a resistor that has 50 ohms at room temperature?

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Answer:

Length of wire will be 2.45 m

Explanation:

We have given resistivity of the wire [tex]\rho =10^{-6}ohm-m[/tex]

Diameter d= 0.25 mm

So radius [tex]r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{0.25}{2}=0.125mm=0.125\times 10^{-3}m[/tex]

Area [tex]A=\pi r^2=3.14\times (0.125\times 10^{-3})^2=4.9\times 10^{-8}m^2[/tex]

Resistance of wire = 50 ohm

We know that resistance is given by [tex]R=\frac{\rho l}{A}[/tex]

So [tex]50=\frac{10^{-6}l}{4.9\times 10^{-8}}[/tex]

[tex]l=2.45m[/tex]

So length of wire will be 2.45 m