Question
Statement - 1 : The temperature dependence of resistance is usually given as $$R = {R_0}\left( {1 + \alpha \,\Delta t} \right).$$ The resistance of a wire changes from $$100\,\Omega $$ to $$150\,\Omega $$ when its emperature is increased from $${27^ \circ }C$$ to $${227^ \circ }C.$$ This implies that $$\alpha = \frac{{2.5 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}}}{{^ \circ C}}.$$
Statement - 2 : $$R = {R_0}\left( {1 + \alpha \,\Delta t} \right)$$ is valid only when the change in the temperature $${\Delta T}$$ is small and $$\Delta R = \left( {R - {R_0}} \right) \ll {R_0}.$$
A.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is the correct explanation of Statement - 1.
B.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement - 1.
C.
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.
D.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.
Answer :
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.
Solution :
(The relation $$R = {R_0}\left( {1 + \alpha \,\Delta t} \right)$$ is valid for small values of $${\Delta t}$$ and $${R_0}$$ is resistance at 0°$$C$$ and also $$\left( {R - {R_0}} \right)$$ should be much smaller than $${R_0}.$$ So, statement (1) is wrong but statement (2) is correct.