Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
How Does the Length of a Wire Affect the Resistance?
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Mon Oct 13 2003
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
HOW DOES THE LENGTH OF A WIRE AFFECT THE RESISTANCE? Aim: To investigate how the length of the wire affects the resistance of a wire. List of Equipment: Ammeter - Voltmeter - Power Pack - Variable Resistor - 6 Wires - Block of Wood (mayn't be supplied) - Test Wire - 2 Crocodile Clips - Metre Ruler. Variables: Everything should stay the same but: * The length of the wire. * The position of the variable resistor. * Voltage across wire. * Current in circuit. * Temperature of wire. * The resistance of the wire (will be calculated). Diagram: Prediction: The longer the wire the higher the resistance. This is because the longer the wire, the more atoms there will be, so electricity will take longer to travel through. Further more, doubling the length of the wire will result in double the resistance. This is because by doubling the length of the wire you are also doubling the number...
Get instant access
- Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
- Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
- To see the full version of this document and 150,159 others
