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Resistance of a metal wire against temperature

Read a thermometer and ohmmeter during heating and cooling, subtract lead resistance and determine the temperature coefficient at 20 °C.

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Practice: Resistance of a metal wire against temperature

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Foundation · Practical · Diagnostic

How does the resistance of a metal change as its temperature rises?

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Question 2 · 3 marks · Standard · Practical · Practical method

Explain, in terms of electrons, why the resistance of a metal increases with temperature.