Is it true that most conducting materials have different resistance at different temperatures?
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true or false: most conducting materials have different resistances at different temperatures.
The student engineer of a campus radio station wishes to verify the effectiveness of the lightning rod on the antenna mast shown in the figure. The unknown resistance is between points C and E. Point E is a true ground, but it is inaccessible for direct measurement because this stratum is several meters below the Earth's surface. Two identical rods are driven into the ground at A and B, introducing an unknown resistance . The procedure is as follows. Measure resistance between points A and B, then connect A and B with a heavy conducting wire and measure resistance between points A and C. (a) Derive an equation for inΒ terms of the observable resistances, and . (b) A satisfactory ground resistance would be . Is the grounding of the station adequate if measurements give and ? Explain.