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Resistance

1. What is resistance?

2. What is the unit of Resistance? ……………………………………….

3. Name three components which can increase the resistance of the circuit.

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4. Draw the symbols of resistor and variable resistors.

Resistor Variable Resistor

5. State the difference between the resistor and variable resistors.

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6. State whether the resistance will increase or decrease based on the action.

Add one more light bulb to the series circuit Resistance will ……………………………..

Adding one more branch to the parallel

Resistance will ……………………………..
circuit

Adding Ammeter to the series circuit Resistance will ……………………………..

Adding a second lamp to the branch with Resistance in that branch will
existing lamp ………………………………..

Increasing the voltage of the battery from Resistance in the circuit will
3V to 6V …………………………………..
7. Diagram shows the series and parallel circuit. The lamps have same voltage and resistance.

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(i) Which circuit would have more resistance?

(ii) Which lamp(s) would shine brigher? Explain why.

(iii) If I add another lamp on the same branch as lamp 1, which lamp would now shine
the brightest?

(iv) If I add another lamp onto the series circuit, explain what will happen to the
current?

(v) Will the brightness of lamp 2 increase further, if I add another branch to the parallel
circuit? Explain why.