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Ohm's Law coursework
- Essay length: 1989 words
- Submitted: 05/10/2005
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Marked by teacher:
Luke Smithen
Teacher essay summary
This is a well structured and well written report.
1. The sources of information need to be referenced.
2. The conclusion needs to use data to back up the given pattern.
3. The evaluation needs to suggest further research opportunities.
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Marked by teacher Luke Smithen 13/08/2013
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GCSE Physics- Ohm's Law coursework
Aim: I have chosen to investigate how the resistance of a wire is affected by the length of the wire.
What is resistance?
Electricity is conducted through a conductor, in this case wire, by means of free electrons. The number of free electrons depends on the material and more free electrons means a better conductor, i.e. it has less resistance. For example, gold has more free electrons than iron and, as a result, it is a better conductor. The free electrons are given energy and as a result move and collide with neighboring free electrons. This happens across the length of the wire and thus electricity is conducted. Resistance is the result of energy loss as heat. It involves collisions between the free electrons and the fixed particles of the metal, other free electrons and impurities. These collisions convert some of the energy that the free electrons are carrying into heat.
How is it measured?
The resistance of a length of wire is calculated by measuring the current present in the circuit (in series) and the voltage across the wire (in parallel). These measurements are then applied to this
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MbT essay summary
This is a well structured and well written report.
1. The sources of information need to be referenced.
2. The conclusion needs to use data to back up the given pattern.
3. The evaluation needs to suggest further research opportunities.
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