In semiconductor wafers it is used the "resistance of a square", that=0A= is: if you have a square piece of semiconductor with two electrodes in=0A= two opposite sides, the measured resistance is a constant, irrespective=0A= of the measure of the side of the square.=0A= =0A= Bigger squares have more power dissipation capability.=0A= =0A= To make resistors with different values just make the areas rectangular.=0A= =0A= To me it seems that for water something similar could be used, such as=0A= "resistance of a cube", using a cubic recipient with two opposite faces=0A= being metallic electrodes.=0A= =0A= =0A= Isaac=0A= =0A= =0A= Em 9/9/2011 13:41, mark springer escreveu:=0A= > unit resistivity per area/length=0A= >=0A= > resistance has to be ? expressed over a Volume. can you have=0A= > dimensionless resistance that is not infinite? I do not see it=0A= >=0A= > On 9/9/11, mark springer wrote:=0A= >> "At 25=B0C the accepted values with their uncertainties for=0A= >> conductivity, =EA and its reciprocal, resistivity, =F1, are:=0A= >> =EA =3D 0.05501 =B1 0.0001 =ECS/cm at 25.00 =B0C=0A= >> =F1 =3D 18.18 =B1 0.03 M=D9=B7cm at 25.00 =B0C"=0A= >>=0A= >> Standardized Result: 18.18 M=D9=B7cm=0A= >> unit resistivity per area/length.??=0A= >> http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/SamTetruashvili.shtml=0A= >>=0A= >>=0A= >>=0A= >>=0A= >> On 9/8/11, cdb wrote:=0A= >>> I've been looking at the specifications for a domestic water heater an= d=0A= >>> in=0A= >>> the sales bumph they specify the minimum water resistivity required=0A= >>> (2K795=0A= >>> x inches or 1K1 x cm's). I've never seen such a specification before fo= r=0A= >>> this kind of water heater nor the unit resistivity per area/length.=0A= >>>=0A= >>> I can find no documents on the interrent apart from those referring to= =0A= >>> measurement devices for analytical purposes.=0A= >>>=0A= >>> Colin=0A= >>> --=0A= >>> cdb, 8/09/2011=0A= >>>=0A= >>> --=0A= >>>=0A= >>>=0A= >>>=0A= >>>=0A= >>> colin@btech-online.co.uk=0A= >>>=0A= >>> --=0A= >>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=0A= >>> View/change your membership options at=0A= >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist=0A= >>>=0A= =0A= -- =0A= http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=0A= View/change your membership options at=0A= http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist=0A= .