An experiment to investigate the factors which affect Resistance in a wire What is resistance? A potential difference (V) applied across a wire of length (l)‚ there is in the conductor‚ an electric field (E). In this electric field the free electrons are not however under continuous acceleration (Ee/m). This is because they repeatedly collide with the moderately massive vibrating atoms losing their kinetic energy. The vibrating atoms having gained this kinetic energy now vibrate more. The resulting
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Aim: To investigate the factors that affect the resistance in a conductor. The main factors that affect the resistance in a conductor are: · Length · Temperature · Cross sectional area · Material · Magnetism The factor that we are going to change is the cross sectional area. Hypothesis: I think that the higher the cross sectional area‚ the lower the resistance in the conductor will be. This is because the Resistance in a metal conductor happens because as the electrons move through the material
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Factors affecting the resistance of a wire Introduction: Resistance is a force‚ which opposes the flow of an electric current around a circuit. Resistance is measured in Ohms. George Ohm discovered that a circuit sometimes resists the flow of electricity. He called this ’RESISTANCE.’ He even came up with a rule for working out the resistance of a circuit‚ which was: R= V ÷ I V- Volts I- Current R- Resistance Ohms law says the more resistance means more energy is needed for the current to
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To investigate how the resistance of a wire is affected by the length of the wire. Theory What is resistance? Resistance is a force which opposes the flow of an electric current around a circuit so that energy is required to push the charged particles around the circuit. The circuit itself can resist the flow of particles if the wires are either very thin or very long. e.g. The filament across an electric light bulb. How is it measured? The resistance of a length of wire is calculated
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__________________________ Wire Resistance and Ohm’s Law Go to http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Ohms_Law and click on Run Now. Wire Resistance and Ohm’s Law Procedure Part I Wire Resistance: open the PhET Simulation Electricity‚ Magnets‚ and Circuits ( Resistance in a Wire. As wire length (cm) increases‚ the resistance (Ω) _increases________ As wire area (cm2) increases‚ the resistance (Ω) _decreases_________ As wire resistivity (Ωcm) increases‚ the resistance (Ω) _increases____
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Impact of Peaceful Resistance I think that peaceful resistance impacts society in a positive way. The reason I think this is because the society we live in nowadays shows us that theres a specific way to act or to follow certain beliefs in order to fit in. If people stand up for something they believe that the government is doing wrong then they will show others that it is okay to speak their mind without causing violence. Many people in our history have done this and changed the world.
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did was to find the resistance of a piece if wire. The piece of wire is my dependent variable throughout the investigation. I changed the length of the wire in order to measure the resistance of each length. Plan In this investigation‚ a simple circuit will be set up to read the voltage and current when the length of the wire changes. The length will range from 10cm-80cm with intervals of 10cm. The length of the wire will be changed by moving the crocodile clip across the wire and checking the measurements
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Resistivity of Copper Wire of Different Lengths In this report I will be writing about the experiment I will conduct on copper wire of different lengths. The dependent variable I will be measuring is the resistance of the Copper wire. To do this experiment‚ one needs to obtain measurements with a high degree of accuracy‚ taking care of the equipment they use and measuring each value to a certain degree of accuracy for all results. The problem with measuring the resistivity of Copper wire is due to the properties
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Ohm’s Law Aim: To investigate the factors of affecting the resistance of a wire. In this experiment I will be using a metal nichrome wire to show the resistance when the length and width is changed. Variables Variables that I am going to keep the same. Variables that I am going to change. Width- 0.36mm2 Material- Nichrome wire Voltage- 2V Temperature- Room Temperature Length- 10cm‚ 20 cm‚ 30cm‚ 40cm‚ 50cm Material- Nichrome Length- 50cm Voltage- 2V Temperature- Room Temperature Width-
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the time period of a pendulum. Research question: How does the length of a pendulum affect its time period? The independent variable is the length. The dependent variable is the time. Controlled variable is the mass of the pendulum bob. Formula for 1 period of oscillation of a pendulum of a certain length is T=2π √lg Where l is length and g is gravity (9.81 ms-2) T2= 4π2 lg T2= 4π2g l Hypothesis: The longer the length of the pendulum is‚ the longer the time that is needed
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