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A piece of copper and other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80 K, then

a)

Resistance of each will increase

b)

Resistance of each will decrease

c)

The resistance of copper will increase, while that of germanium will decrease

d)

The resistance of copper will decrease, while that of germanium will increase



Question ID - 151921 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

A piece of copper and other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80 K, then

a)

Resistance of each will increase

b)

Resistance of each will decrease

c)

The resistance of copper will increase, while that of germanium will decrease

d)

The resistance of copper will decrease, while that of germanium will increase

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

The temperature coefficient of resistance of copper is positive and germanium is negative.

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