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Download Solution PDFWhat happens in the resistance of copper wire when its temperature is raised?
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- Resistance is the property of a material by virtue of which the movement of electrons is restricted or the friction during the flow of electrons is increased.
- Resistance exhibited by conductors follows a direct proportionality with temperature.
- As for semiconductors, resistance and temperature are indirectly proportional.
Explanation:
- Copper behaves as a metallic conductor. It has a sea of freely moving electrons that are characteristic of a metallic conductor.
- When the temperature is increased, the thermal perturbation is increased. This results in the disconcerting motion of electrons and therefore resistance is increased.
- The decrease in temperature has the opposite effect, and so on decreasing the temperature the resistance of copper is decreased.
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