Ohm's Law

Ohm's Law
Publication Date: January, 2015
Type of Resource: Practical activity/investigation

This downloadable resource investigates Ohm's Law.

The resources details a practical activity where students measure the voltage across, and current through, a 56 ohm (or similar) resistor.

A graph of Voltage vs Current gives a straight line and the gradient is the value of the resistance.

Sample answers are also provided.

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