Resistance Formula Questions:

1) In an electric circuit, a current of 3.00 A is flowing through a resistor. The

voltage drop from one end of the resistor to the other is 120 V. What is the
value of the resistance?
Answer:
The resistance can be found using the formula:

R = 40.0
The resistance of the resistor in the circuit is 40.0 .
2) A certain resistor in a circuit has a resistance of 300.0 k. If the voltage
difference across this resistor is 1500 V, how much electric current is flowing
through the resistor?
Answer:
The resistance is given in units of k, meaning kilo-Ohms. One kilo-Ohm is
equal to one thousand Ohms: 1 k = 1000 . The resistance is therefore:

R = 300000 The current can be found by rearranging the formula:

I = 0.0050 A
The current flowing through the resistor is 0.0050 A. This can also be stated in
milli-Amperes. One milli-Ampere is equal to one one-thousanth of an Ampere: 1
mA = 1/1000 A = 0.001 A. In these units, the current is:

I = 5.0 mA The current flowing through the resistor is 0.0050 A, which is equal
to 5.0 mA.