Copper and Nichrome Wire for 15V Power Supply

Spliced copper and nichrome wire are wrapped in a coil held closed by two alligator clips. An attached note reads "use with Xantrex 15 V power supply".

Details

9DD300 - Raw Materials & Consumables

Demo use only

Instances

Instance #274

G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)

Good - Normal Wear Demo use only

Used in these demonstrations

Two ring stands with right-angle clamps supporting copper and nichrome wires connected in series between them, with a DC power supply on the bench displaying 15.6V and 6.7A

Safety

I^2 R Heating

Demonstrates Joule heating by passing the same current through wires of different resistivity connected in series. Students see the high-resistivity wire glow red while the low-resistivity wire stays cool, illustrating …

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