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On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases because

A

the collisions of the conducting electrons with the electrons increases

B

the collisions of the conducting electrons with the lattice consisting of the ions of the metal increases

C

the number of the conduction electrons decreases.

D

The number of conduction electrons increase.

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