A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 77 K, the resistance of
a)
Each of them increases
b)
Each of them decreases
c)
Copper decreases and germanium increases
d)
Copper increases and germanium decreases
A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 77 K, the resistance of
a)
Each of them increases
b)
Each of them decreases
c)
Copper decreases and germanium increases
d)
Copper increases and germanium decreases
Question ID - 150865 | SaraNextGen Top Answer
A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 77 K, the resistance of
a)
Each of them increases
b)
Each of them decreases
c)
Copper decreases and germanium increases
d)
Copper increases and germanium decreases
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A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 77 K, the resistance of |
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a) |
Each of them increases |
b) |
Each of them decreases |
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c) |
Copper decreases and germanium increases |
d) |
Copper increases and germanium decreases |
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(c) We know that resistance of conductor is directly proportional to temperature ( Therefore, it is clear that resistance of conductor decreases with decrease in temperature of Since, copper is pure conductor and germanium is a semiconductor hence, due to decrease in temperature, resistance of conductor decreases while that of semiconductor increases. |
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), while resistance of semiconductor is inversely proportional to temperature 
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while in case of semiconductor, resistance increase with decrease in temperature of 
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