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Nichrome or Manganin is widely used in wire bound standard resistors because of their

A

temperature independent resistivity

B

very weakly temperature dependent resistivity

C

strong dependence of resistivity with temperature

D

mechanical strength

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Nichrome or Manganin is widely used in wire bound standard resistors because of their very weakly temperature dependent resistivity.
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