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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · May/June 2011 · Q291 Mark

Which changes both cause a decrease in the resistance of a copper wire?

Asize of wire: decrease in length, temperature of wire: lower
Bsize of wire: increase in length, temperature of wire: lower
Csize of wire: decrease in thickness, temperature of wire: higher
Dsize of wire: increase in thickness, temperature of wire: higher

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A: size of wire: decrease in length, temperature of wire: lower

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 29.

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