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If a wire of Resistance ‘R’ is melted and recast to half of its Length, then the new resistance of the wire will be—

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. R/4
  2. R/2
  3. R
  4. 2R

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: R/4