\ri-▐zis-tәn(t)s\ n (14c) A property of conductors depending on their dimensions, material and temperature which determines the current produced by a given difference of potential. The practical unit of resistance, the ohm is that resistance through which a difference of potential of 1 V will produce a current of 1 ampere. The international ohm is the resistance offered to an unvarying current by a column of mercury at 0°C, 14.4521 g in mass, of constant cross-sectional area and 106.300 cm in length, sometimes called the legal ohm. Dimensions, [e −1 l −1 t]; [μl l −1].
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Resistance. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_9958
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