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Q.

A piece of copper and other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80 K, then

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a

resistance of copper will increase while that of germanium will decrease

b

resistance of copper will decrease while that of germanium will increase

c

resistance of copper will decrease

d

resistance of each will increase

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Copper is a conductor, so, its resistance decreases on decreasing temperature as thermal agitation decreases whereas germanium is semiconductor, therefore, on decreasing temperature resistance increases.

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