Answer:
a. Find the graph in the attachment
b. 720 kΩ
c. The ratio V/I gives us our resistance which is 720 kΩ
Step-by-step explanation:
a) plot a graph of V against I.
To plot the graph of V against I, we plot the corresponding points against each other. With the voltage V measured in volts and the current I measured in mA, the plotted graph is in the attachment.
b) Determine the wire's resistance , R.
The resistance of the wire is determined as the gradient of the graph.
R = ΔV/ΔI = (V₂ - V₁)/(I₂ - I₁)
Taking the first two corresponding measurements. V₁ = 72 V, I₁ = 0.1 mA, V₂ = 144 V and I₂ = 0.2 mA
R = (144 V - 72 V)/(0.2 - 0.1) mA
R = 72 V/0.1 mA
R = 72 V/(0.1 × 10⁻³ A)
R = 720 × 10³ V/A
R = 720 kΩ
c) State ohm's law and try to relate it your results.
Ohm's law states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it provided the temperature and all other physical conditions remain constant.
Mathematically, V ∝ I
V = kI
V/I = k = R
Since the ratio V/I = constant, from our results, the ratio of V/I for each reading gives us the resistance. Since we have a linear relationship between V and I, the gradient of the graph is constant and for each value of V and I, the ratio V/I is constant. So, the ratio V/I gives us our resistance which is 720 kΩ.
Since V/I is constant, we thus verify Ohm's law.