Two conductors are made of the same material and have the same length. Conductor A is a solid wire of diameter 2.0 mm. Conductor B is a hollow tube of outside diameter 2.0 mm and inside diameter 1.0 mm. What is the resistance ratio RA/RB, measured between their ends

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Answer:

Therefore,

The resistance ratio RA/RB, measured between their ends is

[tex]\dfrac{R_{A}}{R_{B}}=\dfrac{1}{4}=0.25[/tex]

Explanation:

Given:

Consider Two conductors are made of the same material (A & B)and have the same length.,

[tex]L_{A}=L_{B}[/tex]

Diameters,

[tex]d_{A}=2\ mm[/tex]

[tex]d_{B}=2\ mm....outer\\d_{B}=1\ mm.....inner[/tex]

Radius is half of Diameter,

Therefore  

[tex]r_{A}= \dfrac{2}{2}=1\ mm\\\\r_{B}=\dfrac{2-1}{2}...hollow\ tube\\r_{B}=0.5\ mm[/tex]

To Find:

[tex]\dfrac{R_{A}}{R_{B}}=?[/tex]   (resistance ratio)

Solution:

Resistance for long wire with a Area of cross section is given by

[tex]R=\dfrac{\rho\times l}{A}[/tex]

Where,

R = Resistance

l= length

A = Area of cross section = πr²

[tex]\rho=Resistivity\ of\ material[/tex]

i.e

When

material and length is same then Resistance is inversely proportional to Area,

[tex]R\alpha \dfrac{1}{A}[/tex]

Hence,

[tex]R_{A}\alpha \dfrac{1}{A_{A}}[/tex]  

And

[tex]R_{B}\alpha \dfrac{1}{A_{B}}[/tex]

Equating we get

[tex]\dfrac{R_{A}}{R_{B}}=\dfrac{A_{B}}{A_{A}}=\dfrac{\pi r_{B}^{2}}{\pi r_{A}^{2}}[/tex]

Substituting the values we get

[tex]\dfrac{R_{A}}{R_{B}}=\dfrac{0.5^{2}}{1^{2}}=0.25=\dfrac{1}{4}[/tex]

Therefore,

The resistance ratio RA/RB, measured between their ends is

[tex]\dfrac{R_{A}}{R_{B}}=\dfrac{1}{4}=0.25[/tex]