College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 17P
The following measurements of current and potential difference were made on a resistor constructed of Nichrome™ wire, where Vas, is the potential difference across the wire and I is the current through it:
I(A) | Vas(V) |
0.50 | 1.94 |
1.00 | 3.88 |
2.00 | 7.76 |
4.00 | 15.52 |
(a) Graph Vas a function of I. (b) Does Ohm s law apply to Nichrome™? How can you tell? (c) What rs the resistance of the resistor in ohms?
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