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Unreasonable Results (a) To what temperature must you
Chapter 20, Problem 39(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 39PE
Unreasonable Results (a) To what temperature must you raise a resistor made of constantan to double its resistance, assuming a constant temperature coefficient of resistivity? (b) To cut it in half? (c) What is unreasonable about these results? (d) Which assumptions are unreasonable, or which premises are inconsistent?
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QUESTION:
Problem 39PE
Unreasonable Results (a) To what temperature must you raise a resistor made of constantan to double its resistance, assuming a constant temperature coefficient of resistivity? (b) To cut it in half? (c) What is unreasonable about these results? (d) Which assumptions are unreasonable, or which premises are inconsistent?
ANSWER:
Solution 39PE
a.)The resistance will double when the temperature change is 5.00 x105 oC