The resistance of a metal increases with temperature. This is because the positive ions in the metal vibrate more when the temperature is increased.The charge carriers are conduction electrons and these cannot pass through the metal lattice easily when a potential difference is applied across it.Conductors are said to have a positive temperature coefficient.This means that the resistance increases with temperature.
Resistance and Temperature
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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.5.1.3 Resistivity. Topic: Electric Current.
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