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Resistance Course work Aim - To see if the length of wire will affect the resistance Factors - I will be changing the length of the wire Prediction - I predict that the longer the wire the higher the resistance Fair test - To make my experiment a fair test I will: ª Keep the voltage and amps the same ª Keep the equipment in the same position ª Keep the thickness of the wire the same ª Use the same wire Apparatus - The apparatus I will be using are: ª Lab pack ª Ammeter ª Voltmeter ª Crocodile clips ª 1 Metre nichrome wire ª Metre ruler ª Switch You're Experiment - 1. Place all apparatus onto a table 2. Place apparatus as: Battery then switch then ammeter then wire then place voltmeter parallel to the wire 3. Put one crocodile clip at one end of the nichrome wire and the second 10cm away 4. Read and record the results from voltmeter and ammeter onto...

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