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"Effect of length of a conducting wire on resistance." Prediction: I predict that as the wire gets longer then the resistance of that wire will become higher. This will occur because as the length of the wire increases the free-moving electrons which carry the charge will have to bypass more atoms as they flow towards the positive terminal. In order to prove my prediction I will be using this circuit Apparatus: Ammeter, voltmeter, wires, Cells and a length of the wire that I Will be testing. I will choose this Wire during my preliminary work. I predict that the graph of my results will look something like this: Because as the wire becomes longer the resistance will increase. Aim: To investigate how the length of a piece of conducting wire affects it's resistance. Background Knowledge: In order to send an electrical current through a component there needs to be a certain amount of voltage (Potential...

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