Heat and Thermodynamics

Statement - 1: The temperature dependence of resistance is usually given as $$R = {R_0}\left( {1 + \alpha \,\Delta t} \right).$$ The resistance of wire changes from $$100\Omega$$ to $$150\Omega$$ when its temperature is increased from $${27^ \circ }C$$ to $${227^ \circ }C$$. This implies that $$\alpha = 2.5 \times {10^{ - 3}}/C.$$ Statement - 2: $$R = {R_0}\left( {1 + \alpha \,\Delta t} \right)$$ is valid only when the change in the temperature $$\Delta T$$ is small and $$\Delta T = \left( {R - {R_0}} \right) < < {R_0}.$$