The resistivity of a potentiometer wire is $ 40 \times 10 ^ {-8} ohm m$ and its area of cross-section is $ 8 \times 10 ^ { -6 } m^2 $. If 0.2 amp current is flowing through the wire, the potential gradient will be.
Potential gradient = $ { V \over L } = { iR \over L } = { ipl \over AL } = { ip \over A} $