Doubling the cross-sectional area of a copper conductor, with its length unchanged, causes its resistance to
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Correct answer to question 91 (Electronics Information): decrease to about half its former value
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Resistance is inversely proportional to a conductor's cross-sectional area, so a thicker wire of the same length and material offers proportionally less opposition to current.
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