Ohm’s Law Flashcards

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What is resistance?

A

Resistance is how difficult the current finds it to pass through the object.

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What is resistance measured in?

A

Ohms.

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What is the symbol for ohms?

A

O with ,, on the sides.

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What happens to the line of best fit when it obeys ohms law?

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If something obeys ohms law then graph line of best fit will be straight

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What does non ohmic mean.

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When something doesn’t obey ohms law(the line of best fit would be a curve).

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How does current change as resistance changes?

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As the resistance increases the current decreases as it is harder for the electrons to get round so they would be moving slower.

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