When an IV graph is plotted, a wire gives a straight line through the origin.The resistance of the wire does not change when the current changes.A fixed resistor at constant temperature would also give a straight line through the origin.The gradient is the reciprocal of the resistance.gradient = 1/resistance
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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.5.1.1 Basics of electricity and 3.5.1.3 Resistivity. Topic: Electric Current.
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