{"id":3106,"date":"2022-05-07T06:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T06:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2022-05-07T06:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T06:39:16","slug":"relation-between-resistance-and-length","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/07\/relation-between-resistance-and-length\/","title":{"rendered":"Relation Between Resistance And Length"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In physics, resistance is the opposition offered to the flow of electricity. Length, on the other hand, is the physical&nbsp;dimensional measurement of extension between two points. The relation between length and resistivity is given by the resistivity formula. Resistance is directly proportional to the length. This means that any change in length of the material will change its value of resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resistance And Length<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The resistance and length relation can be mathematically expressed as follows-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>R=\u03c1LA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Where,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>R is the resistance measured using ohms.<\/li><li>L is the length of the material measured using the meter.<\/li><li>A is the cross-sectional area measured in m<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/li><li>? is the resistivity of the material measured using ohm\/meter<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resistance And Length Relation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For a given material,\u00a0resistance\u00a0and length formula clearly speaks that the resistance is directly proportional to its length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R \u221d L<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which implies that-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>When the length of the material is increased, its value of resistance also increases.<\/li><li>When the length of the material decreases, its value of resistance will also decrease.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resistance And Length Formula<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The resistivity formula can be rearranged to get the relation between resistance and length. In short, It can be expressed along with symbol and\u00a0units of resistance\u00a0and length and symbol as-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Formula<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Symbol<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Resistance<\/td><td><\/td><td>R<\/td><td>Ohm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Length<\/td><td><\/td><td>L<\/td><td>Meter<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resistance and length of wire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Calculate the value of resistance of a 2-meter-long wire with a cross-sectional area 1.7\u00d710<sup>-5<\/sup>m<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;and resistivity 1.86\u00d710<sup>-7<\/sup>Ohm\/meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Length of the wire L = 2 m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross-sectional area A = 1.7\u00d710<sup>-5<\/sup>m<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resistivity ? = 1.86\u00d710<sup>-7<\/sup>Ohm\/meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting it in the resistance and length formula got by rearranging resistivity formula we get-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R = \u03c1 L A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u21d2 R = 1.86 \u00d7 10<sup> \u2212 7<\/sup> \u00d7 2.0 \/1.7 \u00d7 10 <sup>\u2212 5<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u21d2 R = 2.188 \u00d7 10<sup> \u2212 2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the resistance of the wire is 2.188\u00d710<sup>-2<\/sup>ohms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In physics, resistance is the opposition offered to the flow of electricity. Length, on the other hand, is the physical&nbsp;dimensional measurement of extension between two points. The relation between length and resistivity is given by the resistivity formula. Resistance is directly proportional to the length. 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