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Im doing a paper on how the concentration of sodium chloride in water affects the electrical resistivity of the solution. My teacher told me that I may not be able to use R=V/I for this as sodium chloride is non-ohmic is there any other equation I could use or could I still use R=V/I? My voltage read was between 8.9 - 8.3V and my current was 0.3 - 1.9A.

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The concentration of sodium chloride in water affects the electrical resistivity of the solution. The movement of Na+ and Cl- ions in the solution contributes to the conductivity. Ohm's law equation R=V/I can be used to determine the electrical resistivity.

Step-by-step explanation:

The concentration of sodium chloride in water affects the electrical resistivity of the solution.

Sodium chloride is an ionic compound that dissociates into Na+ and Cl- ions when dissolved in water.

The movement of these ions in the solution contributes to the conductivity of the solution.

The electrical resistivity of a solution can be determined using Ohm's law equation R=V/I, where R is the resistance, V is voltage, and I is current.

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