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A piece of Silver and Germanium are cooled from room temperature to 80^{0}K. The resistance are - 

Option: 1

Each of them increases


Option: 2

Each of them decreases


Option: 3

Silver decreases and Germanium increases


Option: 4

Silver increases and Germanium decreases


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Silver is metal and Resistance of metal decreases with decrease in temperature

Germanium is semiconductor and resistance of semiconductor increases with decrease in temperature.
Since Here coolunghappen means temperature decreases. So Resistance of silver decreases and that of germanium increases.

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