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A motorcyclist is making an electric vest that, when connected to the motorcycle's 12 V battery, will warm her on cold rides. She is using 0.25-mm-diameter copper wire, and she wants a current of 4.3 A in the wire.What length wire must she use?

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Answer:

8.2 m

Explanation:

We are given that

Potential difference=[tex]V=12 V[/tex]

Diameter=[tex]d=0.25 mm[/tex]

Radius=[tex][r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{0.25}{2}mm=0.125mm=0.125\times 10^{-3} m[/tex]

[tex]1 mm=10^{-3} m[/tex]

Current= I=4.3 A

Resistivity of copper wire of[tex]\rho=1.68\times 10^{-8}\Omega-m[/tex]

We have to find the length of wire must she use.

We know that

[tex]R=\frac{V}{I}[/tex]

Using the formula

[tex]R=\frac{12}{4.3}[/tex]ohm

[tex]A=\pi r^2=3.14\times (0.125\times 10^{-3})=4.91\times 10^{-8} m^2[/tex]

Using [tex]\pi=3.14[/tex]

[tex]R=\rho\frac{l}{A}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{12}{4.3}=1.68\times 10^{-8}\times \frac{l}{4.91\times 10^{-8}}[/tex]

[tex]l=\frac{12\times 4.91\times 10^{-8}}{1.68\times 10^{-8}\times 4.3}[/tex]

[tex]l=8.2 m[/tex]

Hence,  she must use the length of wire =8.2 m