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    The document discusses Ohm's law, which establishes the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in electrical circuits. It defines current, electromotive force, and resistance and their units. Ohm's law states that current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating current, voltage, and resistance using Ohm's law.

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    The document discusses Ohm's law, which establishes the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in electrical circuits. It defines current, electromotive force, and resistance and their units. Ohm's law states that current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating current, voltage, and resistance using Ohm's law.

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    Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) Unit 202 Handout 3

    202: Principles of electrical science


    Handout 3: Ohms law
    Learning outcome
    The learner will:
    4. understand the relationship between resistance, resistivity, voltage, current and power.
    Assessment criteria
    The learner can:
    4.4 explain the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in parallel and series DC
    circuits.

    Ohm’s law
    Current
    The uniform flow of electrons through a conductor is referred to as electric current.

    The unit of electric current is the ampere (A).

    In formulae, the symbol for electric current is I.


    Electromotive force (EMF)
    The EMF provides a difference in potential between two open terminals of an electrical circuit.
    When the circuit is complete, this potential difference causes the electrons to flow in a uniform
    direction around the circuit and produce a flow of current.

    The unit of EMF is the volt (V).

    In formulae, the symbol for EMF is V.


    Resistance
    Every circuit presents some opposition to the flow of current in the electric circuit, which has to be
    overcome by the electrical pressure applied. This opposition is called resistance.

    The unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω)

    In formulae, the symbol for resistance is R.


    Ohm’s law
    In 1827 a man named Georg Ohm published his experiments regarding the relationship between
    current, voltage and resistance. His findings, referred to as Ohm’s law, are shown below:
    The current flowing in any circuit is directly proportional to the applied voltage and
    inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit, provided that the temperature of
    the circuit remains constant.

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    Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) Unit 202 Handout 3

    The simple relationship between symbols is shown on the right.


    The simple method of transposing the symbols is to use the cover-up
    method, ie cover the symbol required; the answer is then given by the other
    two symbols.

    V=I×R

    V
    I=
    R

    V
    R=
    I

    Example 1
    An EMF of 10 volts is applied to a resistance of 20Ω. Calculate the current that will flow.
    V
    I =
    R
    10
    =
    20
    = 0.5A
    Example 2
    Calculate the applied EMF when 2 amperes flows through a resistance of 40Ω.
    V = I×R
    = 2 × 40
    = 80 volts

    Example 3
    When an EMF of 50 volts is applied to a circuit, a current of 5 amperes flows. Calculate the
    resistance of the circuit.
    V
    R =
    I
    50
    =
    5
    = 10 Ω

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