Factors Effecting The resistance of a wire
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For this project I want to investigate the factors affecting the resistance of a metal wire. Factors that effect the resistance of a wire are: Length Diameter Cross-sectional area worked out from this. Material used Temperature Of the above variables, I will be varying the length of the Nichrome wire, and also, I will be varying the cross-sectional area of the wire. The temperature, and the material used for the wire will remain constant in every experiment. In the experiment for cross-sectional area, the length will remain at a constant and in the experiment...
we cannot stick a thermometer in it. Because of this, I would probably vary the material used. If this experiment also yielded results that backed up my results, e.g. the length of a different material used is twice as resistant as a piece of wire half it's length. I would also vary the cross-sectional area of the wire used keeping everything else constant to back up my second hypothesis. A title for this experiment could be:

we cannot stick a thermometer in it. Because of this, I would probably vary the material used. If this experiment also yielded results that backed up my results, e.g. the length of a different material used is twice as resistant as a piece of wire half it's length. I would also vary the cross-sectional area of the wire used keeping everything else constant to back up my second hypothesis. A title for this experiment could be:
"Does material used effect the hypotheses; 'is resistance is proportional to length?' or 'Is resistance inversely proportional to cross-sectional area?'"
Aim: To find out how thickness of the wire affects on the level of resistance. Prediction: I predict that as the wire gets thicker, the less the amount of resistance. This is because as electrons pass through a circuit, they give off heat. The surrounding atoms use this heat as...
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Aim: To investigate the heat loss of the insulating materials, bubble wrap, cotton wool, blanket and foil Introduction: I will carry out this investigation by measuring the temperature of hot water in beakers insulated with these materials. Naturally the insulated beaker with the warmest water will have prevented...
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We are trying to find out what factors affect frictions. Friction is the force that opposes motion, or makes it difficult an object to move across a surface. The amount of friction depends on the surface type and the force pressing two objects together. I am going to...
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INTRODUCTION This piece of physics coursework is an investigation, which will try to find out the factors affecting the resistance of a wire and reasons behind these. Mechanism of conduction: - In metals there is conduction most metals follow ohmic-law but in plastics there is...
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