Carbon has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance of 0.5 103 (C)-1 . What temperature increase would result in a resistance decrease of 3 for a carbon resistor?
a. 60C
c. 20C
b. 100C
d. 40C
Question 2
A 15,000-N car on a hydraulic lift rests on a cylinder with a piston of radius 0.20 m. If a connecting cylinder with a piston of 0.050-m radius is driven by compressed air, what force must be applied to this smaller piston in order to lift the car?
a. 600 N
c. 3000 N
b. 940 N
d. 15,000 N