Electric Currents & Ohm’s Law – Units of Resistivity

Units of Resistivity

From Equation 

we have

In the S.I. system of units,

Hence, the unit of resistivity is ohm-metre (Ω-m).

If l is in centi metres and A in cm2, then ρ is in ohm-centi metre (Ω-cm).

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