Preliminary Investigation: Aim: To investigate the main problems with my main experiment and to see how to resolve these. Preliminary Method: 1. Setup Equipment 2. Make Circuit with the set length of wire 3. Draw Results table 4. Record Results 5. Change the lengths of wire and do same steps 2 more times. Preliminary Equipment: Metre Ruler Metre length Of wire Voltmeter Ammeter Power Unit Sellotape Paper‚ Pencil Preliminary Diagram: Preliminary Investigation:
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that affects the resistance of a wire. Reworded: I am going to investigate if changing the length of a wire changes its resistance. I predict that the longer the wire‚ the more resistance it has. Planning and Preparation Independent Variable: The variable I changed was length (cm). Dependent Variable: The variable I measured was resistance (Ω). Fixed Variables: The variables I kept constant to make it a fair test; were‚ the type of wire (nichrome)‚ the thickness of the wire‚ and the temperature
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Investigating the Resistance Of A Wire A simple investigation of the factors affecting the resistance of a wire. For each student group Cells‚ 1.5 V‚ with holders‚ 2 Crocodile clips‚ 2 Ammeter (0 - 1 amp)‚ DC Leads‚ 4 mm‚ 5 Wire available for class use (see technical notes) Power supply‚ 0 to 12 V‚ DC (OPTIONAL) Metre rule (OPTIONAL) Insulating tape (OPTIONAL) Digital and analogue ammeters‚ 0-1 A (OPTIONAL) Digital and analogue voltmeters‚ 0-12 V (OPTIONAL) Micrometer (OPTIONAL)
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How Does The Legnth Of A Wire Affect Resistance In A Circuit? Physics Investigation Aim: To measure how the length of a wire affects the amount of resistance when an electrical current is passed through it. Background Information: What is an electrical current When a full circuit is created (i.e. a continuous loop has been made connecting the negative end of an electrical source to the positive) it creates a path for electrons to pass through. These electrons need a "push"
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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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affects the resistance of a piece of wire. Wire is made up of atoms. Electric current is a flow of electrons‚ and it is these electrons that collide with the nucleus of the atoms. Every time this happens‚ it causes resistance. The build up of friction is what produces the heat. There are many variables that could affect the resistance of the piece of wire: Length Potential difference Tension Temperature Diameter Shape Material of the wire I have chosen to do length because
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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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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 by measuring
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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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