Which of the following graph represents the variation of resistivity ( ) with temperature (T) for copper?
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Answer
(2) [figure]
Solution
As per NCERT, the resistivity of a metallic conductor such as copper increases with temperature:
T = 0[1 + (T - T0)]
The dependence is linear only over a limited range of temperature; over a wide range the graph of versus T for copper is a curve that starts with a small, non-zero resistivity at low temperature and rises more and more steeply at higher temperatures (NCERT figure of resistivity of copper as a function of temperature).
Graph (2) represents copper.
Answer: (2)