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Define specific resistance electrical conductivity ? Give its unit.

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The reciprocal of electrical resistivity of a material is called its electrical conductivity.
`sigma=1/(rho)`
Itd unit is `"ohm"^(-1)"metre"^(-1)`. It is also represented as nho `"metre"^(-1)`.
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