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CCEA 1210

Prescribed practical — Prescribed Practical P8

P8 investigates how resistance of a metallic conductor at constant temperature depends on length, using sufficient measurements to plot resistance against length and establish proportionality.

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Interactive Practical · GCSE Physics

Factors affecting resistance

Slide a crocodile clip along a resistance wire to find how resistance depends on length, then compare identical resistors in series and in parallel.

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CCEA · 1210

Prescribed practical · Prescribed Practical P8

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