Osmium wire

A spiral of osmium wire has a resistance of 300 ohms at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. To what temperature was the coil heated if its resistance rose to 2940 ohms? (alpha=4*10-3 K-1)

Correct answer:

t2 =  2220 °C

Step-by-step explanation:

t1=20 °C R1=300 Ω R2=2940 Ω α=4 103=0.004 1/K  R2 = R1   (1+α   (t2t1))  R2/R1 1 =  α   (t2t1)  t2=αR2/R11+t1=0.0042940/3001+20=2220°C



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