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RESISTORS

- Implements electrical resistance as a circuit element


- Limits or regulates the flow of electrical current in an electronic circuit.
- The electrical resistance of a resistor is measured in ohms. The symbol for an ohm is the Greek capital-
omega: Ω.

For example, a 4,700Ω resistor is equivalent to a 4.7kΩ resistor, and a 5,600,000Ω resistor can be written as
5,600kΩ or (more commonly as) 5.6MΩ.

All resistors have two terminals, one connection on each end of the resistor. When modelled on a schematic, a
resistor will show up as one of these two symbols:

Made of carbon, metal, or metal-oxide film

The final band indicates the tolerance of the resistor. The tolerance explains how much more or less the actual
resistance of the resistor can be compared to what its nominal value is. No resistor is made to perfection.
A. Give the value of the following resistors given the colors.

A. C.

B. D.

1. brown, black, orange ________________

2. blue, gray, brown ________________

3. yellow, violet, yellow ________________

4. brown, black, green ________________

6. brown, black, brown ________________

7. Brown, black, black ________________

8. red, red, red ________________

B) Give the color code of the following resistors

1. 1,500 ohm ______________

2. 1,000,000 ohm ______________

3. 330 ohm ______________

4. 470 ohm ______________

5. 2 200 ohm ______________

6. 1000 ohm ______________

7. 100 ohm ______________

8. 150 ohm ______________

C) What would the colors on the resistor be if the resistance of the resistor was 6800 Ω ± 10%?

A. Red, blue, grey, black


B. Red, blue, red, silver
C. Blue, grey, black, black
D. Blue, grey, red, silver

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