Unit 15 Assignment 1A

Section 4
Ohmic behaviour is the electrical behaviour of a part or substance that
complies with Ohm's law, which states that, at a constant temperature, the
current flowing through a conductor is directly proportionate to the voltage
applied across it. In other words, an ohmic device or material's voltage-to-
current ratio is constant.
V = IR, where V is the voltage, I is the current, and R is the resistance, is the
mathematical formula for Ohm's law. Over a broad range of applied voltages
and currents, the resistance of an ohmic device stays constant.
On the other hand, electrical behaviour that deviates from Ohm's rule is
referred to as non-ohmic behaviour.
In these circumstances, neither the resistance nor the voltage-to-current ratio
is constant.
The existence of semiconducting or insulating materials, temperature, and
complex electrical characteristics are only a few of the variables that might
cause non-ohmic behaviour. Diodes, transistors, and various varieties of
semiconductors are examples of non-ohmic devices.
In non-ohmic devices, the relationship between voltage and current can be
expressed mathematically using more complicated formulas, such as power
laws or exponential functions. Nonlinear behaviour can result from non-ohmic
devices' resistance changing with voltage or current.
The difference between ohmic and non-ohmic behaviour is crucial to
understand since certain devices or materials may behave in both ways
depending on the situation. The exact attributes of the electrical behaviour
seen in each situation determine whether a component or substance is
categorised as ohmic or non-ohmic.