1 the electrical resistance of a wire varies with length as indicated
Question
1. The electrical resistance of a wire varies with length as indicated in the table.
Resistance/ 1.9
3.6
Ω
Length /m 5.0
Time / 0
min
2.5
Count 160 110 80 60
rate/
c.p.s
2
6.0
4
6
2.8
7.0
a. Plot a graph of resistance (y-axis) vs. length (x-axis).
2. Richard conducted an experiment to find the count rate of radioactive source over a period of
time. The following results were obtained.
8
40
3.1
8.0
10
30 20
12
a. Determine the dependent and independent variables
b. Plot a graph of count rate against time.
9.0
15 10 8
14
4.1
10.0
5 4
16 18 20 22