OHMs
LAW

Ohms
Law
is
the
mathmatical
relationship
between
Voltage
(E),
Current
(I)
and
Resistance
(R): E E E
=
I
x
R







I
=













R= I R These
formulas
are
applied
to
find
the
voltage,
current
and
resistance
in
series
and
parallel
circuits. A
series
circuit
is
a
circuit
with
just
one
path
or
route
for
current
to
flow.

Quantity Voltage Current

Resistance

Symbol E or V I
R

Unit of Measurement Volt Amps

Ohm's

Unit
Abbreviation

E I
X

V A
&

A
simple
way
to
remember
Ohms law
formulas
is
to
simple
cover
the quantity
you
are
seeking
on
the
chart and
what
remains
is
the
proper
formula.

Series
Circuit
Rules:
R2 Total
Voltage
in
a
series
circuit
equals:






ET
=
E


+
E



+
E



.......
(E



is
the
voltage
across
R1) R3 R1 R1 R1 R1 Total
Current
in
a
series
circuit
equals:







IT
=
I



=
I



=
I



.......
(I


is
the
current
through
R1) R3 R2

Total
Resistance
in
a
series
circuit
equals:

RT
=
R1
+
R2
+
R3
........
(R1
is
the
resistance
value
of
R1)

Series
Circuits
Solve
all
circuits
below
and
fill
in
the
blanks
by
using
Ohms
law
and
the
series
circuit
rules.

Label
all
answers
with
resistance
(


),
current
(A)
or
voltage
(v). 2. 1. Find: R1=12 R1=12 Find: R1
= RT
= RT
= I1
= ET I



= R1 ET I2
= 10v 12v IT
= IT
= R1 E



= R1 E


= ET
= R2=8 R2 E


=

3. Find: RT
= R1 I


= I


= R2
I


= R3 IT
= E


= R1 E



= R2 E



= R3

4. Find: RT= 105 R4= I1= I2= I3= I4= IT= R1 E


= R2 E


= R3 E


= R4 E


=

R1=12 ET 12v R3=6

R1=15 ET 9V R2=30

R2=8

R3=40 R4=

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