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A certain piece of silver of given mass is to be made like a wire. Which of the following combination of length ( L ) and the area of cross-sectional ( A ) will lead to the smallest resistance

A

L and A

B

2L and `A//2`

C

`L//2` and 2A

D

Any of the above, because volume of silver remains same

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