PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS (PHY121-18)

ASSIGNMENT #6

Show your complete solution (10 points each)

1. A platinum wire 80cm is to have a resistance of 0.1 Ω. What should its diameter be? The
resistivity of platinum is 1.1 x 10−7 Ω ∙ m.
2. A resistance thermometer makes use of the variation of the resistance of a conductor
with temperature. If the resistance of such thermometer with a platinum element is 5Ω
at 20℃ and 9 Ω when it is inserted to a furnace, find the temperature of the furnace.
The value of α for platinum is 0.0036/℃.
3. A coil copper wire (ρ = 10.37) has a length of 500ft. What is the length of aluminum
conductor (ρ = 17), if the cross-sectional area and resistance are the same as those of
the copper coil?