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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2017 · Q381 Mark

A cylinder of conducting material has resistance R. A second cylinder of the same material is twice as long but has half the cross-sectional area. What is the resistance of the second cylinder?

AR/2
BR
C2R
D4R

✓ Correct answer

D: 4R

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 38.

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