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NAME: SITI NURUL AIN BTE HARON

CLASS: 3 ALIRAN AGAMA.

SCHOOL: SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN DATO’ HAJI TALIB KARIM

TEACHER: MR.PILUS BIN BAHAROM.

TITLE: THE EFFECT OF RESISTANCE ON CURRENT


THE EFFECT OF RESISTANCE ON CURRENT

The quantity of electric current that flows through a circuit will change according to the

resistance. The bigger the resistance, the smaller the electric current the flows through a circuit.

AIM: To study the relationship between resistance and current.

PROBLEM STATEMENT: What is the effect of change resistance on current?

HYPOTHESIS: Electrical current will increase when resistance decrease. E1C11

VARIABLE: a) That is kept constant: voltage/ type of wire/ thickness of wire.

b) That is manipulated: resistance/ position of crocodile clip

c) That responds: current/ ammeter reading. E1C10

APPARATUS: Ammeter bulb and bulb holder, nichrome wire (acts as a resistor), metre ruler,

connecting wires with crocodile, dry cells

EXPERIMENT PLANNING: You are required to plan and carry out and experiment to study

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theeffect of change in resistance on current as shown in diagram

below.

STEP: 1. The apparatus shown in the diagram above was set up.

2. The crocodile clips were slowly moved across the nichrome wire from x and y.

3. Observations about the brightnessof the bulb and the ammeter readings were

recordings. .
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POSITION OF BRIGHTNESS OF BULB AMMETER READING

CROCODILE CLIP (A)


X Dim 0.2
Y Bright 0.8

OBSERVATIONS:
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ANALYSIS: 1. What is resistance?

The property of a substance that resists current flow. E1C9

2. What is the unit for resistance?

Ohms .

(a) The length of wire and current The longer the wire, the smaller the

current.
(b) The length of wire and the The longer the wire, the higher the

amount of resistance. resistance.


(c) The amount of resistance and The higher the amount of resistance, the

current smaller the current.

3. State the relationship between the following:


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4. (a) The diagram below showsthe symbols of two types of resistor. Label the

resistors using the following words.

Variable resistor (rheostat) fixed resistor

Fixed resistor Variable resistor (rheostat)

(b) State the function of resistor.


To reduce the electric current the flows in a circuit that flows in a circuit.

5. Predict the speed of an electric ceiling fan, if the resistance is increase (turning
the knob on the speed regulator box from 5 to 1)
the speed of the fan decrease. E1C5

CONLUSION: 1. Isyour hypothesis acceptable? Yes .


2. what conclusion can be made?
Electrical current increase when resistance in the circuit decreases
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APPLICATIPN OF IDEA: The brightness of lights on a stage can be adjusted by changing the

amount of resistance.

REFLECTION: Resistance in a conductor depends on length of conductor, thickness/diameter

of conductor and type of conductor.

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