Ohm’s Law
Learning Goals I will be able to use Ohm’s Law to solve for current, voltage and resistance.
Ohm’s Law Recall: Current (A): A measure of how fast electrons are moving in a circuit. Potential Difference / Voltage (V): A measure of the electron “pressure” in a circuit. Higher voltage means more charged particles. As voltage increased, current increased. Force of repulsion became greater. Recall: Current (A): A measure of how fast electrons are moving in a circuit. Potential Difference / Voltage (V): A measure of the electron “pressure” in a circuit. Higher voltage means more charged particles. As voltage increased, current increased. Force of repulsion became greater.
Ohm’s Law cont’d Ohm’s law relates the voltage and current in a circuit to the resistance. It is given by: We can use this to analyze behavior in parts of circuits. Ohm’s law relates the voltage and current in a circuit to the resistance. It is given by: We can use this to analyze behavior in parts of circuits. Where: R = Resistance (ohms) V = Voltage (V) I = Current (A) R V I
Example #1 A lamp has a current of 1.2 A flowing through it with a voltage of 6.0V. What is the resistance of the load?
Example #2 A coffee maker has a resistance of 20 Ω and a current of 5.0A when on. What is the voltage across the coffee maker?
Example #3 A 110 Ω resistor is connected to a power supply set at 12 V. Calculate the current going through the resistor.
Example #4 A toaster oven has a 24.0 Ω resistor that has 5.00 A of current going through it when the toaster is on. Calculate the potential difference across the resistor.
Learning Goals Revisted I will be able to use Ohm’s Law to solve for current, voltage and resistance.
Please Complete P570 #5,6,7,8