Electricity and Circuitry · Electricity & Magnetism

Current Electricity and Resistance

Investigating Ohm's Law and the factors influencing resistance in various materials.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the temperature of a conductor affect its resistivity at a microscopic level?
  2. 2What variables affect the efficiency of power transmission across a national grid?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply Wheatstone bridge circuits to measure minute changes in physical strain?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Senior Cycle - Current ElectricityNCCA: Senior Cycle - Resistance
Class/Year: 5th Year
Subject: Principles of the Physical World: Senior Cycle Physics
Unit: Electricity and Circuitry
Period: Electricity & Magnetism

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