Resistance versus temperature: metal, platinum RTD and NTC thermistor
Compare how R changes with T for copper, Pt-100 and an NTC thermistor; temperature coefficient of resistance and sensitivity.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 12 |
| Chapter | 3. Current Electricity |
| NCERT section | 3.8 |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 12 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: temperature coefficient · thermistor · RTD · resistivity
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