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Resistance of a conductor increases with...

Resistance of a conductor increases with the rise of temperature, 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 increase

C

the number of conduction electrons decrease

D

the number of conduction electrons increases

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