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AnswerNo! Resistance is determined by the length, cross-sectional area, and resistivity of a conductor. Resistivity is, in turn, affected by temperature -so temperature indirectly affects resistance.
These are the only factors that affect resistance. Voltage and current have no direct effect whatsoever on resistance. Current can affect resistance indirectly if it causes the conductor's temperature to increase.
For AC circuits, 'skin effect', due to frequency, causes the current to flow towards the surface of a conductor which acts to reduce the effective cross-sectional area of that conductor. So, frequency can also indirectly affect resistance.
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∙ 14y agoAccording to ohms law, E = IR, as resistance goes down amperage must increase, assuming that voltage stays the same.
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∙ 14y agoCurrent is the term for amperage. If current is decreasing, then the amps are decreasing.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Smaller current indicates that resistance is greater, but doesn't cause it.
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∙ 13y agoLess resistance means there will be more amperage.
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Doubling the resistance in a circuit will increase or decrease amperage?
If voltage remains constant and resistance is increased, the amperage will decrease per Ohm's Law.
What happens to the current in a device if the resistance of the device increases and the voltage difference stays the same?
If resistance increases and voltage stays the same, then current decreases. Ohm's Law: Current equals Voltage divided by Resistance.
What happens to the resistance of silicon as its temperature increases?
A: As temperature increases its resistance increases. Like all silicon diodes it will reach a point where the temperature coefficient is zero but it is at such elevated temperature to make it invaluable
What will happen too amperage if voltage is increased and resistance remains the same?
Ohms Law says Voltage = Current x Resistance. Hence if voltage rises, so will current.
How does temperature affect resistance of a wire?
If you are asking if a hot wire has a greater resistance than a cold wire then the answer I would say is yes. Cold wires have always had less resistance than hot wires
What happens to the current as the resistance decreases?
it increases
Why do we use thicker wires for heaters than for lamps?
Heaters draw a lot more amperage. As your amperage increases, so does resistance to the flow of the current. Too much resistance, and your wire overheats, melts the casing, and can potentially catch fire.
If amperage goes down and the voltage remains the same what happens to resistance?
The correct term is 'current', not 'amperage'. The answer is that nothing will happen to the resistance. Having said that, changing the resistance will cause current to change for a fixed value of voltage.Resistance is determined by the length, cross-sectional area, and resistivity of a material. Resistivity is affected by temperature, so resistance is also therefore indirectly affected by temperature. Only by changing one of these variables will the resistance change.Since the ratio of voltage to current will tell us what the resistance of a circuit happens to be (it's not affected by that ratio) for a particular ratio, the ratio will increase (as per your question) if the resistance increases. But it's not the ratio that's affecting resistance, its the resistance affecting the ratio!
What happens to the resistance of a wire as it's length increases?
Other things being equal, a greater length will result in more resistance.
What happens the power consumption of a circuit as its resistance increases?
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If the resistance changes in a circuit the amperage will also change?
I=V/R The smaller the resistance the greater the amperage.
When a wire is smaller the resistance increases What happens to the electrical current?
increase
What happens to the current in a filament is replaced by a longer wire?
resistance increases
What happens when a part of a parallel circuit is disconnected?
current decreases and resistance increases
What will happen to resistance If amperage goes down and voltage remains the same?
The correct term is 'current', not 'amperage'. The answer is that nothing will happen to the resistance. Having said that, changing the resistance will cause current to change for a fixed value of voltage.Resistance is determined by the length, cross-sectional area, and resistivity of a material. Resistivity is affected by temperature, so resistance is also therefore indirectly affected by temperature. Only by changing one of these variables will the resistance change.Since the ratio of voltage to current will tell us what the resistance of a circuit happens to be (it's not affected by that ratio) for a particular ratio, the ratio will increase (as per your question) if the resistance increases. But it's not the ratio that's affecting resistance, its the resistance affecting the ratio!
According to Ohms law as voltage increases amperage?
INCREASES
Doubling the resistance in a circuit will increase or decrease amperage?
If voltage remains constant and resistance is increased, the amperage will decrease per Ohm's Law.
