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Voltage Resistance
The electrical "pressure" that That characteristic of a medium
causes free electrons to travel which opposes the flow of
through an electrical circuit. Also electrical current through itself.
known as electromotive force (emf). Resistance is measured in ohms.
It is measured in volts.
Current
Power
The amount of electrical charge
The amount of current times the
(the number of free electrons)
voltage level at a given point
moving past a given point in an
measured in wattage or watts.
electrical circuit per unit of time.
Current is measured in amperes
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Ohm’s Law Formulas
This is Ohm's law, where E = Volts;
I = current in amperes and R =
resistance in ohms.
Resistance: Opposition to current flow Unit of measure Ohm often seen as the
Greek letter Omega Symbol R (This symbol will be used in the Ohms Law
Formula) Compares to Orifice effect or the size restriction of inside pipe
Diameter.
(I) (E)
Current=
Voltage
————
(R)
Resistance
Let's see how these equations might work to help us analyze simple circuits:
In the above circuit, there is only one source of voltage (the battery, on the
left) and only one source of resistance to current (the lamp, on the right).
This makes it very easy to apply Ohm's Law. If we know the values of any
two of the three quantities (voltage, current, and resistance) in this circuit,
we can use Ohm's Law to determine the third.
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In this first example, we will calculate the amount of current (I) in
a circuit, given values of voltage (E) and resistance (R):
REVIEW:
Voltage measured in volts,
symbolized by the letters
"E" or "V".
Current measured in
amps, symbolized by the
letter "I".
Resistance measured in
ohms, symbolized by the
letter "R".
Ohm's Law: E = IR ; I =
E/R ; R = E/I