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A student investigates the resistivity of a wire using a circuit containing a cell of e.m.f. ε\varepsilonε and internal resistance rrr, connected to an ammeter and a wire of length LLL, diameter ddd, and resistivity ρ\rhoρ. The relationship between the reciprocal of the current 1/I1/I1/I and the length of the wire LLL is given by: \

\\frac{1}{I} = \\left(\\frac{4\rho}{\pi \varepsilon d^2}\\right) L + \\frac{r}{\varepsilon}{\char"24}$ The student measures the cell's e.m.f. as $\varepsilon = 2.00 \pm 0.10\text{ V}$ and determines the wire's diameter to be $d = 0.320 \pm 0.008\text{ mm}$. From a plot of $\frac{1}{I}$ against $L$, the student determines the following parameters: * Gradient of the line of best fit = $6.20\text{ A}^{-1}\text{ m}^{-1}$ * $y$-intercept of the line of best fit = $0.50\text{ A}^{-1}$ * Maximum $y$-intercept from the line of worst fit = $0.85\text{ A}^{-1}$
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Calculate the resistivity ρ\rhoρ of the wire using the gradient of the line of best fit.

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Determine a value for the internal resistance rrr of the cell and its absolute uncertainty.

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Energy, power and resistance Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Energy, power and resistance

26 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Physics Energy, power and resistance, covering Circuit symbols, E.m.f. and p.d, Resistance, Resistivity, and Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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