A wire of resistance $4 \,\Omega$ is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of stretched wire would be ........... $\Omega$
AIPMT 2013, Medium
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Resistance of a wire, $R=\rho \frac{l}{A}=4\,\Omega$        .... $(i)$

When wire is stretched twice, its new length be $l$. Then

$l^{\prime}=2 l$

On stretching volume of the wire remains constant.

$\therefore l A=l^{\prime} A^{\prime}$ where $A^{\prime}$ is the new cross-sectional area

or $\quad A^{\prime}=\frac{l}{l^{\prime}} A=\frac{l}{2 l} A=\frac{A}{2}$

$\therefore \quad$ Resistance of the stretched wire is

$R^{\prime} =\rho \frac{l^{\prime}}{A^{\prime}} =\rho \frac{2 l}{(A / 2)}=4 \rho \frac{l}{A}$

$=4(4 \,\Omega) =16\, \Omega (\text { Using }(\mathrm{i}))$

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