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Ohm's Law: Electric Circuits

Ohm's Law, formulated by George Ohm, states that electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance, expressed as V = IR. It compares electric current flow to water flow in a pipe, where voltage is akin to water pressure and resistance to pipe size. The document also distinguishes between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC), noting that Ohm's Law applies only to DC circuits, while AC requires additional factors like capacitance and inductance for calculations.

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Ohm's Law: Electric Circuits

Ohm's Law, formulated by George Ohm, states that electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance, expressed as V = IR. It compares electric current flow to water flow in a pipe, where voltage is akin to water pressure and resistance to pipe size. The document also distinguishes between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC), noting that Ohm's Law applies only to DC circuits, while AC requires additional factors like capacitance and inductance for calculations.

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Name Electric Circuits

Ohm’s Law
Ohm’s Law is named after the German Physicist George Ohm, who first
described the law. Ohm’s Law says that the electric current moving
through a conductor between two points is in direct proportion to the
voltage across those points: V = IR. V stands for voltage, I represents the
current, and R stands for resistance. The formula describes how a current
moves through a resistance when there are different voltages present at
each end of the resistance. Resistance means how much an object resists
the flow of an electric current. Conversely, Ohm’s Law says that a current
is inversely proportional to resistance: I = V/R. If you know either of these
two variables (I, V, *or R) you can calculate the other using Ohm’s Law.

Here is an example to help you visualize Ohm’s


Law. An electric current flows through a wire in
much the same way that water flows through a
pipe. The pressure of the water is like the voltage
of an electric current. The current is the amount
of water flowing through the pipe. The resistance
is the size of the pipe. The greatest amount of
water will flow through the pipe if there is more
water, more force applied to move the water,
and if the pipe is bigger (i.e., the resistance is
lower).

We use two main kinds of current in electric circuits: alternating current


(AC) and direct current (DC). In Alternating Current, the flow of electrons
is always changing directions. AC is used primarily to transmit power along
power lines. In Direct Current, there is a constant flow of electrons along
the circuit in one direction. Ohm’s Law only applies to DC circuits. In order
to calculate current, voltage, and/or resistance in an AC circuit, you must
include factors like capacitance (the ability of a system to store and
electric charge) and inductance (the tendency of an electrical
conductor to oppose a change in the electric current flowing through it).

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