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Current And Resistance Of A Wire And The Affects When The Length Changes

Current and Resistance Physics Investigation
Aim:

Investigate how the length of a wire affects the current and resistance of a wire.

Prediction and Hypothesis:

I think as you increase the length of the Constatan wire, you also increase the amount of resistance. The current is the flow of electrons; the current is dependent on the amount of voltage, which is applied. Voltage is the push given to the current. The current has to go through a circuit, which contains resistance so if you increase that push you also increase the flow of the current. All materials have a slight resistance to electricity factors affecting the resistance are: Length, Voltage & Temperature and Surface Area

Length

The diagram shows the happenings of a wire

the blue dots represent some of the negative

electrons which leads to a lower voltage output,

when the length is increased.

Voltage & Temperature

Temperature has an affect on the experiment as the voltage has control over......


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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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