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Some materials have negative temperature coefficients of resistance, and some have positive temperature coefficients. Carbon is an example of a substance with a negative thermal coefficient of resistance, so it's resistance will decrease as it gets hotter.

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If a device has a negative temperature coefficient, then its resistance will decrease as its temperature increases.

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How does resistivity depends on temperature of conductors?

The resistance of a simple conductor normally rises as its temperature rises.


Does the resistance of heater coil remains same when current flows through it?

Typically resistance rises with temperature.


What will happen too amperage if voltage is increased and resistance remains the same?

Ohms Law says Voltage = Current x Resistance. Hence if voltage rises, so will current.


Why the slope of voltage-resistance characteristic increases in the case of tungsten lamp and decresing in case of carbon lamp?

If the filament really was made from a material that has a negative temperature coefficient (as temperature increases, resistance decreases) then the decreasing resistance would cause more and more current to be taken as the lamp heated up and the temperature would get higher and higher in a runaway manner until either the power supply's breaker would trip or (more likely) the light bulb's filament would simply burn open. In fact the filament has to be made from a material that has a positive temperature coefficient. (As temperature increases, resistance increases.) Then, as the bulb's temperature rises, its filament's increasing resistance causes less current to be taken than when it was cold. Quite quickly a stable "steady-state" temperature and "running" resistance is reached so that the bulb simply continues to give out a steady amount of light according to the current it is taking from the electricity supply.


A technician needing to control the heat level within a space would use a thermostat?

That opens as the temperature rises.

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How the temperature of a thermistor affect the current which is able to flow in the circuit?

According to the different coefficient of resistance change, thermistors are divided into two types: positive temperature coefficient thermistor (PTC), whose resistance value increases with increasing temperature, and negative temperature coefficient thermistor Resistance (NTC), whose resistance value decreases with increasing temperature. We're JYH HSU(JEC) Electronics Ltd (or Dongguan Zhixu Electronic Co., Ltd.), an electronic components manufacturer. You may google search "JYH HSU" to find our official website.


Why does the resistance of a thermistor change when you change its temperature?

The resistance of a thermistor changes when its temperature changes due to the inherent properties of the thermistor material. In a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor, the resistance decreases as the temperature increases, whereas in a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor, the resistance increases as the temperature rises. This change in resistance is caused by the variation in the number of charge carriers (electrons or holes) and their mobility within the material as temperature changes.


What is the working principle of the thermistor?

A thermistor changes it's resistance depending on temperature. Hence Thermal-Resistor. (Thermistor) It is all to do with the crystal structure of the substance the thermistor is made of. Some increase their resistance as temperature rises, called Positive Thermal coefficient, 'PTC'. Others reduce their resistance with increasing temperature, called Negative Thermal Coefficient. 'NTC'. They can be used in a feedback loop of a simple amplifier and switch circuits, to control temperature of a device. They can be calibrated for use in a current loop, to directly measure temperature, like a thermometer. They can be used to stop surges in start up circuits, initially giving a high resistance until things warm up. Or used to apply a large current and then reduce as things warm up. (Like in the old degaussing coils on a colour CRT).


How does resistivity depends on temperature of conductors?

The resistance of a simple conductor normally rises as its temperature rises.


How does resistance of metal vary with temperature?

The resistance of metals rises with increasing temperature. The resistance semiconducting materials falls with increasing temperature.


How thermistors work?

A thermistor changes it's resistance depending on temperature. Hence Thermal-Resistor. (Thermistor) It is all to do with the crystal structure of the substance the thermistor is made of. Some increase their resistance as temperature rises, called Positive Thermal coefficient, 'PTC'. Others reduce their resistance with increasing temperature, called Negative Thermal Coefficient. 'NTC'. They can be used in a feedback loop of a simple amplifier and switch circuits, to control temperature of a device. They can be calibrated for use in a current loop, to directly measure temperature, like a thermometer. They can be used to stop surges in start up circuits, initially giving a high resistance until things warm up. Or used to apply a large current and then reduce as things warm up. (Like in the old degaussing coils on a colour CRT).


Does air become lighter as the temperature rises?

noThe density decrease when the temperature increase.


Why does the resistance of conductor rise with temperature?

as the temperature rises,the drift velocity increases hence relaxation time decreases and resistance increases.


Does the resistance of heater coil remains same when current flows through it?

Typically resistance rises with temperature.


Does resistance of heater coil remains same when current flows through it?

Typically resistance rises with temperature.


As a mass of air rises in the troposphere its temperature will usually?

decrease due to expansion


Does the solubility of potassium nitrate in water increase or decrease as the temperature rises?

Increase