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The specific resistance of a conducting wire depends upon

A

length of the wire, area of cross-section of the wire and material of the wire

B

length of the wire and area of cross-section of the wire but not on thematerial of the wire

C

material of the wire only but neither on the length of the wire nor on the area of cross-section of the wire

D

length of the wire only but neither on the area of cross-section of the wire nor on the material of the wire

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The specific resistance of a conducting wire depends on the nature of material of the body and and indepndent of shape and size of the body.
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