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A piece of copper and the other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80K, then which of the following would be correct statement?

a
Resistance of each increases
b
Resistance of each decreases
c
Resistance of copper increases while that of germanium decreases
d
Resistance of copper decreases while that of germanium increases

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Resistance of conductors (Cu) decreases with decrease in temperature while that of semi conductors (Ge) increases with decrease in temperature

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