non-linear response
What non-linear response means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The way an LDR's resistance changes over several orders of magnitude, so its resistance against light intensity graph is a curve rather than a straight line.
The relationship is not a straight line; the resistance falls steeply at first and then more gently.
Topics that use non-linear response
- Resistors (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- comparing at fixed pd
- constant resistance
- constant temperature
- decreasing gradient
- diode
- diodes
- direct proportionality
- filament lamp
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