Ohm's Law

Ohm's Law

• Georg Simon Ohm (1789- 1854)

• The potential difference

( voltage) across an ideal
conductor is proportional to the
current through it and inversely
proportional to the resistance.
Ohm’s Law

Materials that obey

Ohm’s Law are called
“ohmic” or “linear”.
Resistance (Ω) Voltage (V) Current (mA)

300 0

300 1.5

300 3

300 4.5
Resistance (Ω) Voltage (V) Current (mA)

300 0 0

300 1.5

300 3

300 4.5
Resistance (Ω) Voltage (V) Current (mA)

300 0 0

300 1.5 5

300 3

300 4.5
Resistance (Ω) Voltage (V) Current (mA)

300 0 0

300 1.5 5

300 3 10

300 4.5
Resistance (Ω) Voltage (V) Current (mA)

300 0 0

300 1.5 5

300 3 10

300 4.5 15
 Voltage
Voltage vs.
vs. Current
Current
55
V 4.5
4.5

O 44
C
3.5
L 3.5
33

T 2.5
2.5 BB
A 22

1.5
1.5
G 11
AA
E 0.5
0.5
00
00 22 44 66 88 10
10 12
12 14
14 16
16

CURRENT (mA)
Voltage Current Resistance
2V 3 mA
5mA 700 ohms
1V 50 ohms
4V 10mA
20 V 20 kilo ohms
 Sample
Problem:
Ohm's Law

A nine volt battery supplies power to a cordless

curling iron with a resistance of 18 Ω. How much
current is flowing through the curling iron?
Sample Problem

Given a resistor with

color bands green red
yellow silver and a 9V
battery, what is the
current that we
expect to pass
through the circuit?
References
• http://www.electricaltechnology.org/2013/10/ohms-law-with-simple-
explanation.html
• https://www.pinterest.com/rbcla1/ohms-law-high-school/
• http://physics.kuniv.edu.kw/phys107/Exp1.pdf