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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Electric Current in Conductors

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Current in Conductors

When the temperature of a conductor rises, its resistivity and...

When the temperature of a conductor rises, its resistivity and conductivity undergo changes. The ratio of its resistivity to its conductivity

Options

  1. Adecreases
  2. Bincreases
  3. Cmay increase or decrease depending on the actual temperature
  4. Dremains constant

Correct answer

B. increases

Step-by-step solution

The conductivity σ\sigma of a material is the reciprocal of its resistivity ρ\rho, so σ=1ρ\sigma = \dfrac{1}{\rho}.

The ratio of resistivity to conductivity is given by ρσ=ρ1/ρ=ρ2\dfrac{\rho}{\sigma} = \dfrac{\rho}{1/\rho} = \rho^2.

For a conductor, the resistivity ρ\rho increases with an increase in temperature.

Since ρ\rho increases, the square of the resistivity ρ2\rho^2 also increases.

Therefore, the ratio of resistivity to conductivity increases as the temperature rises.
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