Heat and Thermal ExpansionHard
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Two conductors have the same resistance at 0oC but their temperature coefficients of resistance are α1 and α2. The respective temperature coefficients of their series and parallel combinations are nearly
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Let R0 be the initial resistance of both conductors
∴ At temperature q their resistance will be,
R1 = R0 (1 + α1θ) and R2 = R0 (1 + α2θ)
for, series combination, Rs = R1 + R2
R0s (1 + αsθ) = R0(1 + α1θ) + R0(1 + α2θ)
where Rs0 = R0 + R0 = 2R0
∴ 2R0 (1 + αsθ) = 2R0 + R0 θ (α1 + α2)
or
for parallel combination, Rp =
Rp0 (1 + αp θ) =
Where, Rp0
∴
as α1 and α2 are small quantities
∴ α1 α2 is negligible
or
[1 - (α1 + α2)θ]
as (α1 + α2)2 is negligible
∴
∴ At temperature q their resistance will be,
R1 = R0 (1 + α1θ) and R2 = R0 (1 + α2θ)
for, series combination, Rs = R1 + R2
R0s (1 + αsθ) = R0(1 + α1θ) + R0(1 + α2θ)
where Rs0 = R0 + R0 = 2R0
∴ 2R0 (1 + αsθ) = 2R0 + R0 θ (α1 + α2)
or
for parallel combination, Rp =
Rp0 (1 + αp θ) =
Where, Rp0
∴
as α1 and α2 are small quantities
∴ α1 α2 is negligible
or
[1 - (α1 + α2)θ]as (α1 + α2)2 is negligible
∴
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