A nichrome wire has a length of 1.5 m and a cross-sectional area of 0.0080 mm 2

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A nichrome wire has a length of 1.5 m and a cross-sectional area of 0.0080 mm2. The resistivity of nichrome is 1.30 × 10−8 Ω m.
a. Calculate the resistance of the wire.
b. Calculate the length of this wire that would be needed to make an element of an electric heater of resistance 30 Ω.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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