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Question:

A wire of resistance 4Ω is stretched to double its original length. The resistance of the stretched wire would be?

16Ω

Solution:

The volume of the wire remains the same. A*l = constant. So when length is doubled, area becomes half. Using the formula R = ρl/A we get the new resistance as 4 times the initial value. Thus D is correct.