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JEE Main 12 April 2023, Shift 1, Physics Q42

Question 42 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 12 of 30, Section A.

A wire of resistance 160

\Omega

is melted and drawn in a wire of one-fourth of its length. The new resistance of the wire will be

(1)10 $\Omega$ Official answer
(2)16 $\Omega$
(3)40 $\Omega$
(4)640 $\Omega$

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter: Current Electricity
Topic: Ohm's Law and Resistance
Idea tested: Resistance of Stretched Wires

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