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Ohm’s law

The aim of this investigation is to see the variation of current with applied voltage for two bulbs and compare with Ohm’s Law.  The ones recommended here are a 12V lamp and a small neon bulb.  You can then plot graphs of resistance against voltage to compare the two.

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