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Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law
V = IR
Where:
V - Voltage (V)
I - Current (A)
R - Resistance (Ω)
Examples
How to calculate the amount of current that will go
through the resistor in this circuit:
How to calculate the amount of current that will go
through the resistor in this circuit:
Given:
V = 12 V
R = 470 Ω
Given: V = 12 V Find: I
R = 470 Ω
Formula: I=V
R
Solution:
I = 12 V = 0.02553 A = 2.55x10⁻² A = 25.53 mA
470 Ω
How much is the current, in a 470-kΩ resistor if its
voltage is 23.5 V?
Given:
R = 470 kΩ
V = 23.5 V
Given: R = 470,000 Ω Find: I
V = 23.5 V
Formula: I=V
R
Solution:
I = 23.5 V = 5x10⁻⁵ A
470,000Ω
How much voltage will be dropped across a 40 kΩ
resistance whose current is 250 µA?
Given:
R = 40 kΩ
I = 250 µA
Given: R = 40x10³ Ω Find: V
I = 250x10⁻³ A
Find: V = IR
Solution:
V = (250x10⁻⁶ A)(40x10³ Ω)
V = 10 V
Activity
Solve for the unknown quantity (V, I, or R)
given the other two, and express your
answer in scientific notation.
Voltage Current Resistance
20 mA 5 kΩ
Voltage Current Resistance
1×10² V 20 mA 5 kΩ
Voltage Current Resistance
24 V 3.3 MΩ
Voltage Current Resistance
1.02 mV 40 μA
Voltage Current Resistance
0.00035 A 5350 Ω
Voltage Current Resistance
477 V 0.00500 Ω
Voltage Current Resistance
0.02 V 992,000 Ω
Voltage Current Resistance
0.02 V 20 nA 992,000 Ω
Voltage Current Resistance
0.0000084 V 0.011 A
Voltage Current Resistance
7.1 V 47 kΩ
Voltage Current Resistance
7.1 V 151 μA 47 kΩ
Voltage Current Resistance
3.5 GV 0.76 kA
Voltage Current Resistance
1,710,000 A 0.002 Ω
Voltage Current Resistance
± 3%
± 4%
Address the formula, input parameters & values
± 3%
± 4%
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Brown Black Brown Gold
1 0 x10¹ ±5%
± 3%
± 4%
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Brown Green Orange Gold
1 5 x10³ ±5%
15x10³ = 15 kΩ ±5%
(15 kΩ)(0.05) = 750
15 kΩ - 750 = 14.25 kΩ
15 kΩ + 750 = 15.75 kΩ
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Yellow Violet Brown Gold
Band A Band B
± 3%
± 4%
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Yellow Violet Brown Gold
4 7 x10¹ ±5%
± 3%
± 4%
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Green Blue Red Gold
5 6 x10² ±5%
± 3%
± 4%
1st Digit 2nd Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Brown Black Orange Gold
1 0 x10³ ±5%
10x10³ = 10 kΩ ±5%
(10 kΩ)(0.05) = 500
10 kΩ - 500 = 9.5 kΩ
10 kΩ + 500 = 10.5 kΩ
Activity
Resistance Minimum Maximum
Resistance Minimum Maximum
39 kΩ ±5% 37.05 kΩ 40.95 kΩ
Resistance Minimum Maximum
Resistance Minimum Maximum
47 Ω ±5% 44.65 Ω 49.35 Ω
Resistance Minimum Maximum
Resistance Minimum Maximum
1.5 kΩ ±5% 1.425 kΩ 1.575 kΩ
Resistance Minimum Maximum
Resistance Minimum Maximum
2.2 kΩ ±5% 2.09 kΩ 2.31 kΩ
Resistance Minimum Maximum
Resistance Minimum Maximum
47 kΩ ±5% 44.65 kΩ 49.35 kΩ