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OHM’S LAW
Do  you  know  why  a  100  W  bulb  glows  brighter   Again,  if  a  100  Ω  resistor  was  replaced  by  a  1  kΩ,  
than  a  40  W  bulb?  Ohm’s  law  will  help  you   and  likewise  its  current  value  was  calculated
understand  this,  it  states  that  the  voltage  drop   (as  above),  both  the  theoreRcal  and  the  
across  a  component  equals  the  product  of  the mulRmeter  values  were  approximately  the  same.
current  flowing  through  it  and  its  resistance  (  V=  I   However,  it  was  also  observed  that  the  current  
R  ).  Hence,  a  100  W  bulb  glows  brighter  as  it value  and  also  the  brightness  of  the  LED
offers  less  resistance  as  compared  to  a  40  W  bulb.   decreased  as  compared  to  the  former  case.  
Now,  to  verify  this  law  one  needs  to  make  a AlternaRvely,  the  value  of  resistance  (R=V/I)  was
circuit  using  a  breadboard,  an  LED,  a  100  Ω   also  found  using  the  mulRmeter  readings  of  
resistor,  a  9V  baQery  and  a  few  connecRng  wires.   voltage  and  current  across  the  resistor,  which  was
A  mulRmeter  was  connected  in  series  to  complete   nearly  equal  to  the  theoreRcal  value  of  the  
the  circuit.  The  current  across  the  resistor  was resistance.  It  was  inferred  that  the  raRo  of  voltage
calculated  using  a  mulRmeter  and  it  was  also   to  current  remains  the  same  for  a  fixed  resistance.  
calculated  theoreRcally  using  Ohm’s  law.  Both  the Hence,  Ohm’s  law  was  verified.
values  were  found  to  be  approximately  same.
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