Question 114 of 403

A wire of resistance R is cut into ‘n’ equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the combination will be [MP PMT/PET 1998; BHU 2005]

(1) nR

(2) $\frac{R}{n}$

(3) $\frac{n}{R}$

(4) $\frac{R}{n^2}$