R Circuit

Claimed by Matthew Munns - Fall 2017

Resistors may exist in a circuit and resist electric charge. The resistance of a resistor depends on the properties of the material and the area of the resistor. These two attributes will be investigated later in the page.

Resistors may be ohmic or non-ohmic. An ohmic resistor has a conductivity that is nearly constant, while a non-ohmic resistor will vary depending on the conditions. This page will focus on ohmic resistors in a complex circuit.

The following is an image of an ohmic resistor like the resistor used in lab: