CHAPTER XVIII. ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE 120

Resistance.--Exp. 118, To study the general effect of "resistance" upon a current.--External Resistance; Internal Resistance; Unit of Resistance; The Ohm.--Resistance Coils; Resistance Boxes.--Simple Resistance Coil.--Exp. 119, To test the power of various substances to conduct galvanic electricity.--Conductors and Nonconductors.--Exp. 120, To find the effect of sulphuric acid upon the conductivity of water.--Internal Resistance.--Exp. 121, To find what effect the length of a wire has upon its electrical resistance.--Discussion.--Exp. 122, To find what effect the size (area of cross-section) of a wire has upon its electrical resistance.--Discussion.--Exp. 123, To compare the resistance of a divided circuit with the resistance of one of its branches. Discussion.--Exp. 124, To study the effect of decreasing the resistance in one branch of a divided circuit.--Current in Divided Circuits.