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Why is nichrome used in standard resistors?
ALowest resistivity of metals
BNearly constant resistivity
CIt is a semiconductor
DIt is a perfect insulator
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Nearly constant resistivity
Nichrome, manganin and constantan show very weak temperature dependence, so resistance values stay almost fixed.
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