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Resistors and conductors are actually two sides of the same story.
They both conduct electricity and they both resist conducting electricity.
The difference is how well they conduct electricity.
Copper, Silver and Aluminum are examples of brilliant conductors. They resist very little.
Coal-fibers and various metal oxides are examples of poor conductors. They resist much more and falls into the category of being a resistor.
The comparison can easily be made with a water pipe-line.
A huge dimension can carry a lot of water (This is electrical current). It can also contain high pressure (In this analogy, that would be Voltage)
A very small dimension can not carry much water at all (The current is limited. This is what physically happens in a resistor.)
The water pressure is the same, then the big pipe might fill a bathtub in 30 seconds where as the small pipe would maybe need 10 minutes or more.
It works "exactly" the same way with electric components as conductors and resistors.
Some people claim that a conductor is the opposite of a resistor.
This is a wrongful interpretation although it seems to make sense...
They are both conductors of voltage (water pressure as an analogy).
A resistor only limits the current, Amount of water in previous analogy, somewhat, this depending on the specifications of the resistor.
A conductor is a good leader of the electricity and a resistor is damping the electricity.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoNo. But you might consider a resistor to be a poor conductor.
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∙ 9y agoIt's somewhere in between a conductor and an insulator.
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∙ 10y agoNo they don't.
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∙ 6y agoNo, they are basically opposites.
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How is a resistor different from a fuse?
A resistor is a material that attenuates the current through a conductor. An insulator isolates the conductor from the surrounding material.
If a carbon resistor increases in temperature its resistance will?
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Why neatural ground resistor using in 33kv transformer?
The function of a neutral earth resistor is to limit any fault current resulting from fault between a line conductor and earth.
The voltage drop in each resistance is?
V=IR by ohms law. Voltage across the resistor is the product of current flowing and resistance of the conductor at constant temperature.
Who discovered Resistor?
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What are the basics of how flashlights work?
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What has the least amount of resistance a semi conductor insulator resistor or a conductor?
Traditionally, a conductor has the least resistance of the three, followed by the semiconductor and finally the resistor.
Which resistor is the beat conductor 150 or 600?
We're guessing that you meant to type "best", that you typed "beat" instead, and that you then didn't take the trouble to proofread your own typing. A resistor with a lower resistance is the better conductor. The resistance of a perfect conductor is zero ohms.
Is an resistor an conductor or a insulator?
A resistor is a conductor that dissipates some of the electrical energy fromthe current flowing through it. The energy dissipated by the resistor is(current through it)2 x (resistance)
What will happen to the resistor of the conductor when temperature decrease?
It becomes more efficient. kapm
How is a resistor different from a fuse?
A resistor is a material that attenuates the current through a conductor. An insulator isolates the conductor from the surrounding material.
Can a pencil sharpened at both ends be used as a conductor?
Yes, but it will have high resistance so it would be better called a resistor than a conductor.
What causes a resistor to heat up?
The current through a resistor or for that matter any conducting medium is caused by flow of electrons. These electrons do not flow like a stream through the resistor or conductor but undergo repeated collisions with the vibrating atoms of the resistor, transferring their kinetic energy to them. This in turn increases the vibrational energy of the atoms and manifest itself as heat in the resistor/ conductor. In turn this results in reduced drift velocity of the electrons resulting in reducing the current , thus acting as a Resistor.
If a carbon resistor increases in temperature its resistance will?
This depends on the type of conductor. If the conductor has a positive coefficient the resistance will increase. If the conductor has a negative temperature coefficient the resistance will decrease.
Is a light bulb an insulator or conductor?
It is a conductor, but the filament is a resistor : as current flows through the filament, some of the energy is released as heat and light.
What are four basic componets for a simple elcetric currict?
power source conductor resistor switch
Is a paper an insulator or a conductor?
Paper is a resistor, but it is a bad idea to use them in electrical equipment at all.
