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Resistance: Circuit Devices 2

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This flash card deck outlines the devices used in the measurement of resistance and in electrical circuits. These include the resistor, ohmeter, potential divider and the Wheatstone bridge. This note can be used in conjunction with the mind map on resistance and the corresponding note on circuit devices.

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Resource summary

Question	Answer
Resistor	Converts electrical potential energy to some other form of energy
Variable resistor	A type of resistor whose resistance can be varied
Rheostat	High-resistance wire wound around a coil with a sliding contact; Used to regulate current by increasing or decreasing the resistance of a circuit
Ohmeter	Used to measure resistance
Potential Divider	Used to split the voltage of a circuit
An example of a potential divider	Potentiometer
Wheatstone bridge	Used to measure the resistance of an unknown resistor
Wheatstone bridge formula	R₁/R₂ = R₃/R₄
Metre bridge formula	R₁/R₂ = l₁/l₂

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