Two students investigate the same resistor

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

Two students investigate the same resistor. Student A plots potential difference VV on the vertical axis against current II on the horizontal axis, while Student B plots current II on the vertical axis against potential difference VV on the horizontal axis. (i) Which student’s graph gives the value of the resistance directly from the slope? (ii) What physical quantity is represented by the slope of the other student’s graph?

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