{"id":174,"date":"2023-07-30T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T17:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=174"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:46:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:46:35","slug":"ohms-law","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/chapter\/ohms-law\/","title":{"raw":"Ohm's Law","rendered":"Ohm&#8217;s Law"},"content":{"raw":"<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Ohm\u2019s law<\/span><\/strong> states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>I = Current in Amperes (A)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>V = Voltage in Volts (V)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>P = Power in Watts (W)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R = Resistance in Ohm (\u03a9)<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-wp-editing=\"1\">Current equals Voltage divided by Resistance ([latex]\\text{I}=\\frac{\\text{V}}{\\text{R}}[\/latex])<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Resistance equals Voltage divided by Current ([latex]\\text{R}=\\frac{\\text{V}}{\\text{I}}[\/latex])<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Voltage equals Current times Resistance ([latex]\\text{V}=\\text{IR}[\/latex])<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/OhmsLaw-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"130\" \/>","rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Ohm\u2019s law<\/span><\/strong> states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I = Current in Amperes (A)<\/li>\n<li>V = Voltage in Volts (V)<\/li>\n<li>P = Power in Watts (W)<\/li>\n<li>R = Resistance in Ohm (\u03a9)<\/li>\n<li data-wp-editing=\"1\">Current equals Voltage divided by Resistance ([latex]\\text{I}=\\frac{\\text{V}}{\\text{R}}[\/latex])<\/li>\n<li>Resistance equals Voltage divided by Current ([latex]\\text{R}=\\frac{\\text{V}}{\\text{I}}[\/latex])<\/li>\n<li>Voltage equals Current times Resistance ([latex]\\text{V}=\\text{IR}[\/latex])<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/OhmsLaw-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/OhmsLaw-1.jpg 234w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/OhmsLaw-1-65x36.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/07\/OhmsLaw-1-225x125.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 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