Question

A student lab group is brainstorming the design of an experiment that uses an ammeter (measures current) and different resistors to determine the effect of the resistance of a resistor upon the current in a simple circuit. Which Post-it note describes the most effective design?Put a 10.0-ohm resistor in the circuit. Measure the current in the circuit. Replace the 10.0-ohm resistor with a 20.0-ohm resistor. Measure the new current. Continue replacing the resistor with a different resistor of known resistance. Measure the current for each resistor. Record all data. Put a 10.0-ohm resistor in the circuit. Measure the current in the circuit. Move the ammeter to a different location in the circuit. Measure the current at this new location. Continue moving the ammeter to different locations within the circuit but be careful to keep the resistor in a fixed location. Measure and record all current values. Obtain a variety of batteries and build several circuits. Make sure that each circuit has at least one resistor and make sure that the resistance values are different in the different circuits. Place various ammeters in each circuit. Measure the number of batteries and the current for each of the circuits. Record the resistance values used in each of these circuits. Put a 10.0-ohm resistor in a circuit with a single D-cell. Measure the current in the circuit. Add a second D-cell and measure the current with two D-cells. Repeat trials for three, four, and five D-cells, being careful to get accurate current measurements for a fixed amount of resistance in each trial.

Answer 1

Answer:

  Put a 10.0-ohm resistor in the circuit. Measure the current in the circuit. Replace the 10.0-ohm resistor with a 20.0-ohm resistor. Measure the new current. Continue replacing the resistor with a different resistor of known resistance. Measure the current for each resistor. Record all data.

Explanation:

The only design that has resistance varying with everything else remaining the same is the first design. That would be what you'd want to do if you're exploring the effect of resistance on current.