Electricity: Electric Circuits
Resistivity
All values at 20 degree Celcius
:
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Material
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Resistivity (ohm•m)
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Silver
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1.59 x 10-8
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Copper
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1.7 x 10-8
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Gold
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2.44 x 10-8
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Aluminum
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2.82 x 10-8
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Tungsten
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5.6 x 10-8
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Iron
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10 x 10-8
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Platinum
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11 x 10-8
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Lead
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22 x 10-8
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Nichrome
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150 x 10-8
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The following pages from The Physics Classroom Tutorial may serve to be useful in assisting you in the understanding of the concepts and mathematics associated with these problems.
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