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Can we use copper wire as potentiometer wire ? Explain.

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Copper wir cannot be used as a potentiometer wire because resistivity of copper is low. Due to it, there will not be suitable potential drop across the ends of the potentiometer wire. Also the temperature coefficient of resistance of copper is large.
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