Phy-112 lab 3 resitance Kyle Pfannkuch

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PHY 112 L Name: Kyle Pfannkuch Class: PHY-112L, Monday 3:15-5:45 Professor: Lee Brown Lab 3: Resistance of a Wire 1. Testable Question: How is the length of the wire related to the resistance of the wire? 2. Hypothesis: As the length of the wire increases the resistance of the wire as well because the current will have a further distance to travel and therefore have more obstacles in it’s path to overcome. 3. Variables: Control(s): Brass Wire, Aluminum Wire, Current Independent: Length (L) (m) Dependent: Resistance (R) (ohms) 4. Experimental Design: i L (m) V (V) R (ohms) 1 – 8 1 – 8 5. Materials: Brass wire Battery Ammeter Voltmeter
PHY 112 L Micrometer Power Supply 6. Procedure: Metal ρ (μΩ∙cm) Brass 7.29 Steel 79.1 Aluminum 4.96 Copper 1.78 Nichrome 108 1. Obtain a brass wire and measure the diameter to find the area using a micrometer, mark measurement in the table. 2. Clamp wire into resistance apparatus and connect circuits like schematic above.
PHY 112 L 3. Turn on power supply and adjust knobs accordingly. 4. Record reading on ammeter and continues increasing length of wire. 5. Grab another wire and repeat steps 1-4. 6. Equation being investigated: R = ρ/A*L 7. Data Table: Data for brass wire rho= 7.29 microohms/cm L (cm) V (V) I (Amps) R (microohms) 3 2.8 1.056 2302.105 A = 0.0088cm^2 6 5.7 1.056 4604.211 9 8.6 1.056 6906.316 Diameter = 1.097 mm 12 11.5 1.056 9208.421 15 14.4 1.056 11510.53 Rho for copper = 7.29 microohms/cm 18 17.2 1.056 13812.63 21 20.1 1.056 16114.74 24 23 1.056 18416.84 Data for Aluminum L (cm) V (V) I (Amps) R (microohms) 3 2.2 1.055 875.2941 A = 0.017cm^2 6 4.4 1.055 1750.588 9 6.6 1.055 2625.882 Diameter = 1.475 mm 12 8.9 1.055 3501.176 15 11.1 1.055 4376.471 Rho for aluminum = 4.96 microohms/ohm 18 13.2 1.055 5251.765 21 15.4 1.055 6127.059 24 17.6 1.055 7002.353 8. Analysis:
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