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JEE Main 25 June 2022, Shift 2, Physics Q58

Question 58 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 28 of 30, Section B.

The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased to double of its original length. The percentage increase in the resistance of the wire will be ____________%.

Official answer

300

NTA final key.

Chapter: Current Electricity
Topic: Ohm's Law and Resistance
Idea tested: Resistance of Stretched Wires

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