A 6.00 A current runs through a 12-gauge copper wire (diameter 2.05 mm) and through a light bulb. Copper has 8.5*1028 free electrons per cubic meter. If you were to use wire of twice the diameter, which of the above answers would change? Would they increase or decrease?

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16 March, 15:11

A 6.00 A current runs through a 12-gauge copper wire (diameter 2.05 mm) and through a light bulb. Copper has 8.5*1028 free electrons per cubic meter. If you were to use wire of twice the diameter, which of the above answers would change? Would they increase or decrease?

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Ashly Hendricks · Answer 1

Current, I = 6 A

diameter of wire, d = 2.05 mm

number of electrons per unit volume, n = 8.5 x 10^28

If the diameter is doubled,

The resistance of the wire is inversely proportional to the square of the diameter of the wire, so the resistance is one forth an the current is directly proportional to the diameter of the wire so the current is four times the initial value.