If a mile of 24-gauge copper wire has a resistance of 0.14 kW and the resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10^-8 W × m, what is the diameter of the wire? (1 mile = 1.6 km)

a. 0.40 mm
b. 0.50 mm
c. 0.63 mm
d. 0.80 mm
e. 0.25 mm


B

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