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Understanding Ohm's Law and Resistors

Ohm's Law, established by Georg Simon Ohm, states that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it, under constant physical conditions. The document explains the behavior of resistors in series and parallel configurations, including how to calculate equivalent resistance in each case. It also mentions cascade connections, which combine series and parallel circuits.

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Understanding Ohm's Law and Resistors

Ohm's Law, established by Georg Simon Ohm, states that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it, under constant physical conditions. The document explains the behavior of resistors in series and parallel configurations, including how to calculate equivalent resistance in each case. It also mentions cascade connections, which combine series and parallel circuits.

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BASICS

Ohm’s Law:
Georg Simon Ohm, a German physicist was the first to verify Ohm’s law
experimentally
It states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly
proportional to the potential difference across the two points provided all physical
conditions and temperature remain constant.

OR
It states that the voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the current
flowing through it, provided all physical conditions and temperature, remain
constant.
Graph:

Another formula of resistance is:

Connection:
Resistors in series:
Current: same current flows through all resistors
Voltage: voltage is divided in series

Equivalent resistance will be

Req = R1 + R2 + R3
Resistors in parallel
Current: current is divided
Voltage: Voltage drops across all resistors are same

Equivalent resistance will be

Cascade Connection: It may be the combination of series and parallel circuits.


For example:
Req =
Example: For the circuit below, calculate the current drawn from the battery.
Calculate equivalent resistance between terminals A and B

Calculate equivalent resistance across the


Source V.

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