The Physics Classroom: Electrical Resistance: Journey of a Typical Electron

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This is an interactive tutorial for introductory physics on resistance and Ohm's Law. It explores the journey of an electron through the wires of an electric circuit, explaining how countless collisions between the charge carriers and atoms within the wires result in loss of electrical energy. In the second part of the tutorial, students learn about factors affecting resistance, resistivity values, and how to calculate resistance mathematically.

This page is part of The Physics Classroom, a comprehensive set of interactive tutorials, labs, and simulations for students of introductory physics. The Physics Classroom is one of the ComPADRE digital library collections.

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/U9L3a.cfm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits = Currents = Ohm's Law - Resistance	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Problem/Problem Set = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1996 Tom Henderson
Keywords:: Ohm, charge, charge carriers, circuits, conducting wires, current, electric current, electricity tutorial, interactive tutorial, resistivity, resistivity, tutorial
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created June 22, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: June 27, 2011 by Tom Henderson
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 12, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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