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NEET UG 2017 · Physics · Question 45

NEET 2017 Physics, question 45

Question 45 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Physics question from Current Electricity. Its idea, Wire Stretching and Resistance, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q45 · Physics

The resistance of a wire is 'R' ohm. If it is melted and stretched to 'n' times its original length, its new resistance will be :

  1. 1nR
  2. 2Rn\frac{R}{n}
  3. 3n2Rn^2ROfficial answer
  4. 4Rn2\frac{R}{n^2}

Official answer: option 3 · CBSE official answer key

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Current Electricity in ten years of NEET

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