If the length of a conductor is doubled, how does that affect its resistance?

It halves the resistance

It doubles the resistance

It has no effect on resistance

It quadruples the resistance

Answer and Solution

B. It doubles the resistance

When the length of a conductor is doubled, the resistance also doubles because resistance is directly proportional to length.

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