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06 – Resistance (1) Student: __________________________________

1. When a kettle is plugged into the 230 V mains, the current in its element is
10 A.
a. What is the resistance of its element?
b. Why does the element need to have resistance?
2. In the diagram at the top of this page, a variable resistor is controlling the
brightness of a lamp. What happens if the slide control is moved to the left?
Give a reason for your answer.
3. Which of the components in the photographs above has each of these
properties?
a. A high resistance in the dark but a low resistance in the light.
b. A resistance that falls sharply when the temperature rises.
c. A very low resistance in one direction, but an extremely high
resistance in the other.