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A metallic wire is doubled on itself. How do its resistance and specific resistance change?

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To solve the problem of how the resistance and specific resistance change when a metallic wire is doubled on itself, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the formula for resistance The resistance \( R \) of a wire is given by the formula: \[ R = \frac{\rho L}{A} \] where: ...
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