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The resistance of a wire is 20 ohms. It is so stretched that the length becomes three times, then the new resistance of the wire will be

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6.67 ohms
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60.0 ohms
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120 ohms
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180.0 ohms

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Correct option is D

In case of stretching of wire R ∝ l2⇒ If length becomes 3 times, resistance becomes 9 timesi.e.,  R' =9 × 20=180 Ω


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