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IB Physics HL B.5.4 Ohmic behaviour Question Bank

Practise IB Physics HL B.5.4 by analysing temperature-dependent resistance and non-ohmic current–voltage characteristics.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Physics HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Apply Ohm’s law to identify constant-resistance regions and explain why curved V–I graphs are non-ohmic.
  • Interpret how resistance changes with current in filament and semiconductor components from graph evidence.

B.5.4—Ohmic behaviour question 1

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The graph shows how current I varies with potential difference V across a component X .

Figure for Question B.5.4—Ohmic behaviour question 1 — IB Physics HL

Outline why component X is considered non-ohmic.

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