SIMPLE CIRCUITS

AND OHMS LAW

Switch

Connecting wires

SIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT is composed:

Source
Switch
Load
Wire

LOAD

Source

OHMS LAW-

THE CURRENT IS DIRECTLY

PROPORTIONAL TO VOLTAGE AND IS
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE RESISTANCE.

NOTE: When the voltage is high, the current is high and

when the voltage is low, the resistance is high.

Formulas for Ohms Law

I=V/R
V=IR
R=V/I

An EMF of 6V is applied across 300 ohms resistor. Find the

current which will flow.
I=E/R
= 6 / 300
= 0.02A
A current of 2A passes through a 60 Ohms resistor. Find
the voltage drop across the end o the resistor
V=IR
= (2)(60)
= 120V
A voltage of 220 is supplied to a current of 10A. Find the
resistance.
R=V/I
= 220 / 10
= 22 ohms