Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material, when connected to the same source



Question 2:
Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material, when connected to the same source? Why?
Solution:
Current will flow more easily through a thick wire because the resistance is inversely proportional to the area of cross-section of the wire. Which means when the area of cross section of the wire increases then resistance decreases or vice versa.

No comments:

Post a Comment