PIRA 5D10.00 RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
5D10.00Resistance Characteristics
5D10.10resistor assortmentPIRA 500
5D10.10resistor assortment5D10.10
5D10.11scaled up resistor box30-1.1Rebuild an old resistance box with larger numbers.
5D10.20characteristic resistancesPIRA 500
5D10.20characteristic resistances5D10.20Connect one meter lengths of various wires in series and measure the voltage across each.
5D10.20characteristic resistanceEg-3Measure voltages on a commercial board with seven one meter lengths of various wires is series so all carry the same current.
5D10.20resistance wiresDisc 17-18Place 6V across a set of wires of different lengths and/or diameters and measure the currents.
5D10.22resistance characteristic of arcA-9Measure the current and potential across a small arc as the series resistance is varied.
5D10.40resistance modelPIRA 500
5D10.40resistance model5D10.40Balls are rolled down an incline with pegs.
5D10.40model of resistanceEg-1A ball is rolled down a board with randomly spaced nails.
5D10.40charge motion demonstrator40-1.1Small balls are rolled down a board with nails scattered in an almost random pattern. Diagram.
5D10.40electron motion modelDisc 17-22Ball bearings are simultaneously rolled down two ramps, one with pegs and one without.
5D10.50current model with WimshurstPIRA 1000

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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