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The resistance of a wire.
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... RESISTANCE OF A WIRE I have decided to choose a factor that will affect the resistance of a wire. I will do this by going through all of the factors that affect the resistance of a wire and I would measure each factor to find out which would be the most effective and easiest factor to measure. Below is a list of factors and reasons of how they affect the resistance of a wire. From this list of factors I will only pick one factor to investigate. Resistance occurs when the electrons travelling along a wire collide with the atoms of the wire. These collisions slow down the flow of electrons causing resistance. Resistance is a measure of how hard it is to move the electrons through the wire. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE RESISTANCE OF A WIRE 1) Temperature When the temperature of a metal increases the resistance of that metal increases. This is














