Question

What will happen if a student while studying the dependence of current on the potential difference keep the circuit closed for a long time to measure the current and potential difference?

Answer 1

Resistor will get heated up and its value will change.

As the current flows for a long time, the resistor will get heated up and its value will change as resistance depends on temperature

Answer 2

If a student while studying dependence of current o potential difference keep the circuit closed for long then the resistor value will get change as it heats up.

We know that:--

According to the Ohm’s law, the potential difference (V) across the ends of a resistor is directly proportional to the current (I) through it provided its temperature remains the same. That is

V ∝ I

$\frac{V}{I} = constant = R$

V = IR

Here R is a constant for the given resistor at a given temperature and is called its resistance. The SI unit of resistance is ohm. A graph between the potential difference across the two ends of a resistor and the current through it is a straight line passing through the origin. The slope of this graph gives the resistance R of the resistor. To verify the Ohm’s law, we measure the potential difference across the two ends of a resistor at different currents through it in an electric circuit. The current through the resistor is measured by connecting an ammeter in series with it. The potential difference across the two ends of the resistor is measured by connecting the voltmeter in parallel with it.

Hence, If a student while studying the dependence of current on the potential difference keeps the circuit closed for a long time to measure the current and potential difference. Then current flowing for long time may heat up the resistor and subsequently its value can change due to change in temperature.